| そ | 
|---|
| 咀 | 
| しゃ | く | 
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| 嚼 | 
| き | ん | 
|---|---|
| 筋 | 
noun
- muscle of mastication.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
 
 | 咀嚼筋 | そしゃくきん | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
bite, eat
ソ ショ か.む (Kentei 1)
bite
シャク か.む (Kentei 1)
baron, peerage, court rank
シャク (9th, N1)
claw radical (no. 87)
court rank(爵) variant