歯（は）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: tooth / teeth
Example sentences
- 毎晩、寝る前に歯を磨く。 — I brush my teeth every night before bed.
- 歯が痛いので歯医者へ行く。 — I have a toothache, so I'm going to the dentist.
Idioms & proverbs containing “歯”
- 切歯扼腕 (せっしやくわん) — being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)
- 唇歯輔車 (しんしほしゃ) — mutual dependence
- 明眸皓歯 (めいぼうこうし) — starry eyes and beautiful white teeth (said of beautiful women)
- 朱唇皓歯 (しゅしんこうし) — red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)
- 歯が浮く (はがうく) — to have one's teeth set on edge; to become annoyed
- 歯車が狂う (はぐるまがくるう) — to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
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