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：2025/12/06
咬筋
Hiragana
こうきん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
咬筋は、下顎を引き上げて口を閉じる働きをする咀嚼筋の一つで、頬のあたりに位置する筋肉。 / 主にものを噛むときに使われる強力な筋肉で、下顎骨を持ち上げて噛みしめる動作に関与する。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほおのあたりにあるつよいきんにくで、あごをうごかし、かむときにつかうところ
Sense（1）
a masseter
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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He has strong masseters, so he can easily bite through hard food.
He has strong masseters, so he can easily bite through hard food.
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彼は咬筋が強く、硬い食べ物も簡単に噛み切ることができます。
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