chin

Japanese: chin
chin


[Chin]
It is the part that protrudes from the center of the lower jaw, below the lower lip, separated by a transverse groove. In English, it is called chin, but in Japanese there is only the somewhat old-fashioned word "otogai," and in everyday life this part is often referred to, though imprecisely, as "chin" or "lower jaw." Inside the chin is a bone (the part of the mandible called the mental triangle, trigonum mentale), and the surface is covered with skin.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "chin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[おとがい(頤)]
 下顎の正中部,下唇の下に,横走する溝をへだてて突出する部分である。英語でchinと呼ぶ部分であるが,日本語には〈おとがい〉といういささか古びた言葉しかなく,日常は〈あご〉や〈下あご〉で不正確ながらこの部分を指すことが多い。おとがいの内部には骨(下顎骨のおとがい三角trigonum mentaleという部)があり,表面は皮膚で包まれている。…

※「chin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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