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歯 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 歯 意味

tooth, cog

歯 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

よわい yowai
は ha
よわ.い yowa.i
よわい.する yowai.suru

KUNYOMI 訓読み

シ shi

Examples

その赤ちゃんは歯が生えはじめている。The baby is cutting his teeth.
歯が痛い。I’ve got a toothache.
歯が痛いです。I have a toothache.
ひどく歯が痛い。I have a bad toothache.
私の前で歯をほじるな。Don’t pick your teeth in front of me.
私はきのう歯が痛かった。I had a toothache yesterday.
冷たいものが歯にしみます。My teeth are sensitive to cold foods.
彼はほとんど歯が無かった。He had few teeth.
私は歯医者で歯を調べてもらった。I had my teeth examined at the dentist’s.
歯をきれいにしておかなければならない。You must keep your teeth clean.

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