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生えかける (はえかける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生はえかける

Meanings

1

ichidan verb

teethe; cut a tooth; start to grow teeth

Used for babies or young children when teeth begin to emerge. Often in the progressive form 生えかけている.

うちの子こは今いま、歯はが生はえかけている。
Our child is teething right now.
生はえかけた歯はを大だい事じにしてください。
Please take good care of the teeth that are starting to come in.

Written forms

生はえかける
Standard modern spelling using かける in kana.
生はえ掛かける
Kanji spelling using 掛ける; less common but still seen.
生はえ懸かける
Rare kanji variant using 懸ける; mostly historical or literary.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
懸state of suspension, hang, depend
掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

歯はが生はえる
歯が生える simply means 'a tooth grows in'; 生えかける emphasizes the beginning stage of that process.

Etymology

Compound of 生える (to grow) and かける (to be about to, to start). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally expresses the onset of growth.