歯
歯·tooth
- On-yomi
- シ
- Kun-yomi
- は
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歯 | は | tooth |
| 歯医者 | はいしゃ | dentist |
| 歯ブラシ | はぶらし | toothbrush |
| 虫歯 | むしば | cavity, bad tooth |
Example sentences
寝る前に歯をみがきます。
ねるまえにはをみがきます。
I brush my teeth before bed.
歯が痛いので歯医者に行きます。
はがいたいのではいしゃにいきます。
My tooth hurts, so I'm going to the dentist.
甘い物ばかり食べていると虫歯になりますよ。
あまいものばかりたべているとむしばになりますよ。
If you eat nothing but sweets you'll get cavities.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 虫歯 as *むしは; it voices to むしば
- Saying 歯を洗う — teeth are 磨く (みがく), not washed
Memory aid
Picture it
Stop (止) on top, with a mouth full of teeth drawn in the box below.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 虫歯むしばcavity, decayed tooth
- 歯はtooth
- 歯ブラシはブラシtoothbrush
- 歯医者はいしゃdentist
- 歯磨きはみがきtoothpaste, brushing teeth
- 歯ごたえはごたえchewy texture, crunchiness
- 歯が立たないはがたたないto be no match for; too hard
- 歯を食いしばるはをくいしばるto grit one's teeth; to endure
- 歯車はぐるまgear, cogwheel
- 歯科しかdentistry
- 歯に衣着せぬはにきぬきせぬoutspoken, not mincing words
- 歯磨はみがきbrushing one's teeth; toothpaste; dentifrice
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