chin, jaw

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Kun

おとがいあご

Dictionary

Common Words

アゴNounFreq #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NounFreq #38033
1

(lower) jaw

2

chatterbox

頤使頤指NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #136951
1

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

頤で人を使うあごで人を使うあごでひとをつかうExpressionGodan verb
1

Idiomatic expression

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

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