Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: jaw, chin, gill

Kunyomi: あご あぎと

Onyomi: ガク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: leaf

Examples

Onyomi Examples

アゴ jaw, chin, barb (of a fishhook)

関節 ガクカンセツ jaw joint, temporomandibular joint, TMJ

ウワアゴ upper jaw, palate

シタアゴ lower jaw, mandible

Kunyomi Examples

あご jaw, chin, barb (of a fishhook)

足付き あごあしつき paid expenses (meals and transport)

二重 にじゅうあご double chin

したあご lower jaw, mandible

あぎと chin, jaw, gills, branchia