also: ぜんし
front tooth; incisor
Refers to the front teeth, especially the incisors. The reading まえば is everyday; ぜんし is technical.
See also: 奥歯
転んで前歯を折ってしまった。
I fell and broke my front tooth.
彼は前歯でりんごをかじった。
He bit into the apple with his front teeth.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading まえば is the most common.
Alternate reading, mainly used in medical or dental contexts.
Compound of 前 (mae, 'front') and 歯 (ha, 'tooth'), with rendaku voicing of は to ば.