蟀谷

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蟀 谷
Hyōgaiji Grade: 2
Irregular

Etymology

From 米 (こめ) (kome, “rice”) + 噛 (か)み (kami, “biting, chewing”, 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 噛 (か)む (kamu, “to bite, to chew”)), from the way one's temple moves while eating.

Noun

蟀谷 (hiragana こめかみ, rōmaji komekami)

  1. Alternative spelling of 顳顬 (“temple (region of skull)”)
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