Where does “顳顬” come from?

顳顬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 米, from Middle Chinese 米.

顳顬 (Japanese): temple region of skull

Definitions

  1. temple region of skull

Ancestry of “顳顬”, step by step

顳顬 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 米

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese米rice husked grains of the Asian rice plant, one of the five grains
2Middle Chinese米—

via Japanese 噛み

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese噛みa bite
2Japanese噛むto bite

Words derived from “顳顬”

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