上顎

See also: 上颚

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	jaw; palate
trad. (上顎)		上	顎
simp. (上颚)		上	颚
alternative forms		上齶／上腭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàng'è

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ ngok⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-go̍k / siāng-go̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàng'è
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàng-è
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴-o⁴
  - Yale: shàng-è
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqeh
  - Palladius: шанъэ (šanʺe)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ ngok⁶
  - Yale: seuhng ngohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ ngok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ ngog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² ŋɔːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-go̍k
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-go̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnggok
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-go̍k
  - Tâi-lô: siāng-go̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxnggok
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡɔk̚¹²¹/

Noun

上顎

palate; upper jaw; maxilla (of vertebrates)
mandible (of certain arthropods)

Synonyms

上頜／上颌 (shànghé)
(Dungan, Jin) 天花板
(Eastern Min) 上岸
(Hokkien) 頂頷／顶颔, 上疆
(Puxian Min) 龜殼／龟壳 (guīké)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
上	顎
うわ Grade: 1	あご Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
上あご

Compound of 上(うわ) (uwa-, the 被(ひ)覆(ふく)形(けい) (hifukukei, “bound form”) of 上(うえ) (ue, “up; top”)) + 顎(あご) (ago, “jaw”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うわあご [ùwáágó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟β̞a̠a̠ɡo̞]

Noun

上(うわ)顎(あご) • (uwaago) ^{←うはあご (ufaago)^?}

an upper jaw
Antonym: 下顎 (shitaago, “lower jaw”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
上	顎
じょう Grade: 1	がく Grade: S
goon

On'yomi pronounciation of 上顎.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょーがく [jòógákú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

上(じょう)顎(がく) • (jōgaku) ^{←じやうがく (zyaugaku)^?}

an upper jaw
Antonym: 下顎 (kagaku, “lower jaw”)

Derived terms

上(じょう)顎(がく)音(おん) (jōgakuon)
上(じょう)顎(がく)骨(こつ) (jōgakukotsu)