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): [kʲɨːɕi]

(Tokyo) うすば [ùsúꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟sɨba̠]

Noun

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

molar

See also

小(しょう)臼(きゅう)歯(し) (shōkyūshi)
大(だい)臼(きゅう)歯(し) (daikyūshi)

References

“臼歯”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025