喉ちんこ

Readings

Kana: のどちんこ、ノドチンコ

Romaji: nodochinko, nodochinko

Definition

noun

1

uvula

Note: word usually written using kana alone; colloquialism

See also: 口蓋垂

Kanji

喉

Readings: コウ、 のど

Meanings: throat, voice

Example Sentence

あお向(む)けに寝(ね)ると、舌(した)やノドチンコがノドの奥(おく)に下(さ)がるため、上気道(じょうきどう)が塞(ふさ)がりやすくなります。

➥If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.