顎(あご)

あご
noun
chin; jaw
1. chin
The front part of the face below the mouth.
彼(かれ)は顎(あご)に髭(ひげ)を生(は)やしている。
He has a beard on his chin.
顎(あご)を引(ひ)いて姿勢(しせい)を正(ただ)した。
I pulled my chin in and corrected my posture.
顎(あご)を手(て)でささえて考(かんが)えている。
She's resting her chin on her hand and thinking.
二重(にじゅう)顎(あご)が気(き)になる。
I'm worried about my double chin.
彼(かれ)は部下(ぶか)を顎(あご)で使(つか)うような人(ひと)だ。
He's the kind of person who bosses his subordinates around.
顎(あご)で使(つか)う is an idiom meaning to order people around arrogantly.
2. jaw
The bone structure that forms the framework of the mouth.
顎(あご)が外(はず)れそうなくらい笑(わら)った。
I laughed so hard I thought my jaw would dislocate.
硬(かた)いものを食(た)べて顎(あご)が疲(つか)れた。
My jaw got tired from eating something hard.
歯医者(はいしゃ)で顎(あご)を大(おお)きく開(あ)けてと言(い)われた。
The dentist told me to open my jaw wide.
顎(あご)の関節(かんせつ)が痛(いた)くて口(くち)が開(あ)けにくい。
My jaw joint hurts and it's hard to open my mouth.
上(うわ)顎(あご)と下(した)顎(あご)の噛(か)み合(あ)わせが悪(わる)い。
The bite alignment between my upper and lower jaw is off.

顎(あご) refers to both the chin and jaw area.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 顎(あご)を引(ひ)く (pull chin in, good posture)
  • 顎(あご)を上(あ)げる (raise chin, look up/act proudly)
  • 顎(あご)が外(はず)れる (jaw dislocates; figuratively: laugh hard)
  • 顎(あご)髭(ひげ) (chin beard, goatee)
  • 二重(にじゅう)顎(あご) (double chin)

BODY PART CONTEXT:

Face parts:

  • 頬(ほお) (cheek)
  • 額(ひたい) (forehead)
  • 唇(くちびる) (lips)
  • 眉(まゆ) (eyebrow)

IDIOMS:
顎(あご)で使(つか)う = to order someone around arrogantly (literally: direct with one's chin)

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Added 2026.1.14 17:40 · Revised 2026.3.4 11:20
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