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歯
歯
12 strokes
Frequency: 1106
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

tooth
cog

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
よわい
は
よわ.い
よわい.する

Common Words

歯
は
齒
Noun
Freq #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
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #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)
Noun
Freq #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
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #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
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #19345
1

(one's) age

前歯
まえば
ぜんし
Noun
Freq #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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