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

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

臼歯 (hiragana きゅうし, rōmaji kyūshi, historical hiragana きうし) (alternative reading hiragana うすば, romaji usuba)

a premolar or a molar

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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