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Kanji Detail for 歯 - "tooth, age"

歯

  • Meaning

    歯 means "tooth, age."

    1. Tooth - The biting organ in the mouth.

    2. Age - Years of life; maturity.

  • Words using 歯

    • 歯止め はどめ Listen brake; drag; skid
    • 歯科 しか Listen dentistry
    • 歯切れ はぎれ Listen feel when biting; manner of enunciation
    • 歯科医師 しかいし Listen dentist
    • 歯車 はぐるま Listen gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.)
    • 歯科医 しかい Listen dentist
    • 歯磨き はみがき Listen dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice
    • 入れ歯 いれば Listen false tooth; denture

  • Four-character idioms with 歯

    • 切歯扼腕 せっしやくわん Listen being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)
    • 唇歯輔車 しんしほしゃ Listen mutual dependence
    • 明眸皓歯 めいぼうこうし Listen starry eyes and beautiful white teeth (said of beautiful women)
    • 朱唇皓歯 しゅしんこうし Listen red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)

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    • Verified meaning: tooth, age
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tooth; cog

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    teeth; gears, cogs; age; a form of Kangxi radical 211

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 齒|齿

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ha(は) は

    yowa.i(よわい) よわい

    yowai.suru(よわい-する) よわい-する

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    歯 齒 (ha・hahen)

  • Related Keywords

    tooth age teeth dental enamel bite mouth gum cavity root crown dentist hygiene brush floss decay filling extraction years maturity

Sentences including 歯

  • I have a toothache.

  • I have two bad teeth.

  • Can the dentist see me today?

  • She has even teeth.

  • I've got to see a dentist.

  • Tom should have gone to the dentist yesterday.

  • I've had full dentures for two years.

  • Bite together , please.

  • I hope i will become a dentist in the future.

  • I don't want to get a full denture.

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