noun, takes genitive case の

  1. palate.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
口蓋 こうがい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
cover, lid, flap
ふた ガイ けだ.し (11th)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
come together, congregate, meet
コウ おお.う なんぞ (Kentei 1)
gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)