歯
歯

tooth, cog

12 strokesFrequency 1,106JLPT N2Grade 3

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Common Words

歯は齒NounFreq #2347
1

tooth; teeth

Examples
その赤ちゃんは歯が生えはじめている。
The baby is cutting his teeth.
2

tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog

3

support (of a geta)

歯を食いしばる歯を食い縛るはをくいしばるExpressionGodan verbFreq #6793
1

Idiomatic expression

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); to clench one's teeth

Examples
歯を食い縛る、喉元までせりあがった感情を強引に飲み込む。
He grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear.
奥歯おくばNounFreq #8770
1

back tooth; molar

Examples
左上の奥歯が痛みます。
My upper left back tooth hurts.
歯車はぐるまNounFreq #10565
1

gear; cogwheel

Examples
歯車がかみ合っている。
The cog-wheels are in gear.
2

cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

う歯齲歯うしくし (齲歯)NounFreq #16833
1

Formal or literary term

carious tooth; decayed tooth

歯がゆい歯痒いはがゆい～い Adj.Freq #18088
1

(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed; vexing

歯ぎしり歯軋りはぎしりNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #18483
1

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism

2

grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

歯噛み歯がみはがみ歯嚙みNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #18702
1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism

2

grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

齢歯よわいNounFreq #19345
1

(one's) age

前歯まえばぜんしNounFreq #21633
1

front tooth; foretooth; incisor

Examples
息子の前歯が曲がってはえてきました。
My son's front teeth have come in crooked.
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