歯しじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nountoothThe reading し is used in compounds and formal contexts; the standalone word for 'tooth' is usually は.See also: 歯 (は)歯し科か医いは虫むし歯ばを治ち療りょうする。Break this sentence down in the analyzerA dentist treats cavities.歯し列れつを整ととのえる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerStraighten the teeth alignment.2nounage; yearsUsed in formal expressions for age, often in set phrases like 歯に合う (to be age-appropriate) or 歯を重ねる (to grow older).彼かれは歯はに合あわない若わかい服ふく装そうをしている。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe wears clothes that are too young for his age.歯はを重かさねるごとに知ち恵えがつく。Break this sentence down in the analyzerAs one grows older, one gains wisdom.See all 74 example sentences ›Expressions歯し牙がにもかけないnot worth considering; pay no attention to; ignore completely櫛くしの歯はが抜ぬけたようmissing important things here and there; full of gaps櫛くしの歯はが欠かけたようfull of gaps; missing important things here and there