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口腔

口腔

Chinese

mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) cavity of body; tune
simp. and trad.
(口腔)

Noun

口腔

  1. oral cavity
Synonyms
  • (Min Nan) 喙空
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Noun

口腔

  1. (Min Nan, linguistics) accent (phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect)
Synonyms
  • 腔口

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō

Etymology 1

koukau > koːkɔː > koːkoː.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːkoː/

Noun

口腔 (hiragana こうこう, romaji kōkō, historical hiragana こうかう)

  1. the space within the mouth that contains the teeth and tongue and functions in digestion and communication; the oral cavity

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːkuː/

Noun

口腔 (hiragana こうくう, romaji kōkū)

  1. the space within the mouth that contains the teeth and tongue and functions in digestion and communication; the oral cavity