臼歯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臼	歯
うす Grade: S	は > ば Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
臼齒 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
臼	歯
きゅう Grade: S	し Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
臼齒 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 臼 (kyū, usu, “mortar”) +‎ 歯 (shi, ba, “tooth”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) きゅうし [kyúꜜùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːɕi]

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) うすば [ùsúꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝba̠]

Noun

臼(きゅう)歯(し) • (kyūshi) ^{←きうし (kiusi)^?} (alternative reading hiragana うすば, rōmaji usuba)

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See also

小(しょう)臼(きゅう)歯(し) (shōkyūshi)
大(だい)臼(きゅう)歯(し) (daikyūshi)

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