歯 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「歯」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「歯」
- On
- シし · shi
- Kun
- はha
- Meaning
- tooth, teeth
Stroke order
Origin
A picture of teeth lined up inside the mouth, plus 止 (phonetic marker): a phono-semantic character for teeth used in chewing.
Readings and examples
| Onシしshi | 歯科しか乳歯にゅうし義歯ぎし |
|---|---|
| Kunはha | 歯は入れ歯いれば |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 歯科しか
dentistry
- 前歯まえば
front teeth
- 乳歯にゅうし
- 歯磨きはみがき
- 歯茎はぐき
- 臼歯きゅうし
- 鋸歯きょし
- 皓歯こうし
Example
ごはんの あとで 歯を みがく。
I brush my teeth after meals.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)