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顎 means 'chin'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 1749   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-31    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 23 words   Used in 28 words   Used in 1 name   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ガク
Kun
   あご chin
Kun    あぎと jaw
⿰   reach the one with two mouths   page  
 surprised  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 顎 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 顎 is used 26 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ガク : 8 words FIND ALL
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noun
jaw joint; temporomandibular joint; TMJ  (anatomical term)
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ガク (read as がっ) : 3 words FIND ALL
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noun
jawbone
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あご : 14 words FIND ALL
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to set one's jaw; to tuck one's chin in; to drop one's chin
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あぎと : 1 word FIND ALL
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noun
1. chin; jaw  (see also: あご; esp. 顎門, 顎, 腮; archaic)
2. gills; branchia  (see also: ; esp. 鰓; archaic)
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An additional 2 less common words include 顎 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: Joy o' Kanji : 1858  Key to Kanji:

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ガク   あご chin   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
reach the one with two mouths
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reach
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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