臼歯

Japanese
Kanji in this term
臼 歯
うす
Grade: S		 は > ば
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
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
  • (Tokyo) きゅ​うし [kyúꜜùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kʲɨᵝːɕi]
  • (Tokyo) うす​ば [ùsúꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝba̠]

Noun

臼(きゅう)歯(し) or 臼(うす)歯(ば) • (kyūshi or usuba) ←きうし (kiusi)?

  1. molar

See also
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