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：2026/01/04
口蓋垂
Hiragana
こうがいすい
Noun
Japanese Meaning
口の奥の上部（軟口蓋）の中央から垂れ下がっている、小さな突起状の器官。俗に「のどちんこ」とも呼ばれる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
こうがいすいは のどの てまえの くちの うえから ぶらさがる ちいさな ぶぶん
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
悬雍垂 / 腭垂 / 悬挂于软腭后缘中央的小舌
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
口腔軟腭中央垂下的肉質突起 / 懸雍垂，俗稱小舌 / 腭垂
Korean Meaning
구개수 / 목젖 / 입천장 뒤쪽에 매달린 작은 돌기
Vietnamese Meaning
lưỡi gà (khẩu cái) / nhú mềm ở cuối vòm miệng mềm
Tagalog Meaning
uvula / palawit sa malambot na ngalangala / maliit na laman na nakabitin sa dulo ng ngalangala
Sense（1）
a palatine uvula
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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Because his uvula is long, he sometimes feels like his throat is blocked.
Because his uvula is long, he sometimes feels like his throat is blocked.
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彼は口蓋垂が長いため、時々喉が詰まる感じがします。
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