歯 – tooth, cog

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The kanji 歯 means tooth, cog. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is よわい、は、よわ.い、よわい.する (yowai, wa, yowai, yowaisuru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 止 (no. 77).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	よわい	yowai
Kun’yomi	は	wa
Kun’yomi	よわ.い	yowai
Kun’yomi	よわい.する	yowaisuru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 止 (Kangxi radical 77). Components: 止・米・凵.

Words using 歯

歯はtooth歯医者はいしゃdentist虫歯むしばtooth decay歯車はぐるまgear歯磨きはみがきdental brushing歯科しかdentistry

Example sentences

その赤ちゃんは歯が生えはじめている。

The baby is cutting his teeth.

Tatoeba #208598

今日歯医者へ行きました。

Today I went to the dentist's.

Tatoeba #171440

どうも虫歯のようです。

I think I have a decayed tooth.

Tatoeba #201176

Kanji with the same radical

正歳止武歩歴歪

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