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Meanings

chin
jaw

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おとがい
あご

Common Words

アゴ
Noun
Freq #3148
1

jaw; chin

Examples
私は彼のあごに1発食らわしてやった。
I landed him a blow on the chin.
2

barb (of a fishhook)

とがい
Noun
Freq #38033
1

(lower) jaw

2

chatterbox

頤指
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #136951
1

bossing someone around; having a person under one's control

あごで人を使う
あごでひとをつかう
Expression
Godan verb
1

Idiomatic expression

to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around

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