蟀谷

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
Hyōgai Grade: 2
irregular

Etymology

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From (こめ) (kome, rice) + () (kami, biting, chewing, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (kamu, to bite, to chew)), from the way one's temple moves while eating.

蟀谷 appears to be a variant of 率谷(そっこく) (sokkoku, leading valley), the acupuncture point at the temple. First appeared in 外臺秘要, volume 39, line 255, "蟀谷上入髮際一寸五分,嚼而取之。,主醉。酒風發,兩角眩痛。一云兩目眩不能飲,煩滿出。"[1]

It's not clear why the kanji was chosen, but it was borrowed as it is into Japanese.

For pronunciation and definitions of 蟀谷 – see the following entry.
顳顬こめかみ
[noun] (anatomy) temple (region of skull)
(This term, 蟀谷, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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