咼 = 冎 + 口

咼 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “jawbone”. It is built from 冎 (joint) and 口 (mouth). It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: jawbone
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): カイ, ケ, クウ, カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): よこしま, くちがゆがむ, ゆが.む
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: челюстная кость
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 咼 chat

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

冎 joint
口 mouth

Alternative decomposition

口 mouth
冂 border

Characters that contain 咼

禍 calamity
渦 whirlpool
鍋 pot
過 overdo

How to find 咼 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “joint” + “mouth”. 咼 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 咼 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.