頬筋

頬筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頬	筋
きょう Hyōgaiji	きん Grade: 6
kan’on

Alternative spelling
頰筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

頬 (“cheek”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) きょーきん [kyòókíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

頬(きょう)筋(きん) • (kyōkin) ^{←けふきん (kefukin)?}

1. a buccinator

See also

• 頬(きょう)骨(こつ)筋(きん) (kyōkotsukin)