Chinese

Noun

顳顬

1. temple (region of skull)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) こめかみ [kòmékámí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞me̞ka̠mi]

Alternative forms

• 蟀谷

Noun

顳顬 ‎(hiragana こめかみ, romaji komekami)

1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) しょ​うじゅ [shóꜜòjù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːd͡ʑɯᵝ]

Noun

顳顬 ‎(hiragana しょうじゅ, romaji shōju, historical hiragana せふじゅ)

1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)

Derived terms

• 顳顬骨 (しょうじゅこつ) ‎(shōjukotsu, “temporal bone”)

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9