歯 — kanji meaning “tooth”
歯
tooth, cog
- Meanings
- tooth, cog
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- よわい、は、よわ.い、よわい.する
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1106 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 77
- Chinese reading
- chǐ
Words with 歯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歯科 | しか shika | dentistry |
| 歯止め | はどめ hadome | brake; drag; skid |
| 虫歯 | むしば mushiba | tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity |
| 歯車 | はぐるま haguruma | gear; cogwheel |
| 歯ブラシ | はブラシ haburashi | toothbrush |
| 歯医者 | はいしゃ haisha | dentist |
| 歯磨き | はみがき hamigaki | dental brushing; brushing one's teeth |
| 入れ歯 | いれば ireba | false tooth; denture |
| 歯ごたえ | はごたえ hagotae | chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed |
| 歯切れ | はぎれ hagire | feel when biting |
| 歯がゆい | はがゆい hagayui | (feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating |
| 前歯 | まえば maeba | front tooth; foretooth; incisor |
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