牙 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「牙」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「牙」
- On
- ガ・ゲが・げ · ga · ge
- Kun
- きば・はkiba · ha
- Meaning
- tusk; fang
Stroke order
Origin
A pictograph of an animal’s fangs meeting above and below.
Readings and examples
| Onガがga | 牙城がじょう歯牙しが |
|---|---|
| Onゲげge | 象牙ぞうげ |
| Kunきばkiba | 牙きば |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 象牙ぞうげ
ivory
- 牙城がじょう
stronghold
- 葡萄牙ポルトガル
- 佶屈聱牙きっくつごうが
- 匈牙利ハンガリー
Example
狼が牙をむいてうなった。
The wolf bared its fangs and growled.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)