also: くし
carious tooth; decayed tooth
Formal or literary term for a tooth with caries; in everyday speech 虫歯 (むしば) is used.
Early detection is important for treating carious teeth.
This paper discusses the prevention of dental caries.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading うし.
Rare kanji spelling; also read くし.
Rare reading and spelling; うし is the common reading.
Compound of う (caries) + 歯 (tooth). The reading うし is standard; くし is a rare alternative reading of the same kanji.