歯は

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

The most common meaning: a tooth or teeth in humans and animals.

Extended use for tooth-like projections on tools, gears, or other objects.

Refers to the wooden supports under a geta sandal; a specialized use.

歯はが痛いたいto have a toothache
昨日きのうから歯はが痛いたくて眠ねむれない。
My tooth has hurt since yesterday and I can't sleep.
歯はを食くいしばるto clench one's teeth (often to endure something)
彼かれは痛いたみに歯はを食くいしばって耐たえた。
He clenched his teeth and endured the pain.
歯はが生はえるfor a tooth to grow in (esp. of babies)
赤あかちゃんの歯はが生はえてきた。
The baby's teeth are starting to come in.
歯はがかけるfor a tooth (or the tooth of a tool) to chip
このノコギリは歯はがかけてしまった。
This saw's teeth have chipped.

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牙きば
歯 is the general word for any tooth, while 牙 refers specifically to a long, pointed tusk or fang.

牙きば sense 1
歯 refers to a normal tooth found in humans and most animals, while 牙 specifically means a fang or tusk used for grasping or defense.
歯は車ぐるまN2sense 2
歯 can refer to a single cog or tooth on a gear, while 歯車 is the whole gear or cogwheel made up of many such teeth.
刃はN1
歯 (teeth) is pronounced identically to 刃 (blade) but refers to teeth in the mouth, not a cutting edge.
葉はN4
葉 (leaf) and 歯 (tooth) are pronounced identically as は but refer to completely different things, so context or kanji is needed to tell them apart.

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歯は茎ぐき
gums; gingiva
歯は止どめN1
brake; drag; skid; pawl · brake; check; restraint; limit
前まえ歯ば
front tooth; incisor
入いれ歯ばN1
denture; false tooth
歯は磨みがき粉こ
toothpaste; tooth powder
奥おく歯ば
back tooth; molar
歯は応ごたえ
chewiness; firmness; texture when chewed · challenge; toughness; substance
歯は並ならび
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
歯は向むかうN1
defy; oppose; rise against; turn on
出でっ歯ぱ
protruding tooth; bucktooth; overbite
八や重え歯ば
snaggletooth; double tooth; protruding canine
歯は切ぎれ
texture when biting; crispness; chewiness · clarity of speech; articulation
歯はぎしり
bruxism; involuntary tooth grinding · grinding one's teeth in anger or frustration
歯はがゆいN1
frustrating; irritating; impatient
差さし歯ば
post crown; dowel crown; false tooth · tooth of a geta clog
金きん歯ば
gold tooth
歯は形がた
dental impression; tooth mold · tooth mark; teeth marks
上うわ歯ば
upper teeth
下した歯ば
lower teeth
中ちゅう歯ば
medium-height geta
出で歯ば
protruding tooth; bucktooth; overbite
朴ほお歯ば
magnolia-wood geta supports; geta with magnolia-wood supports
櫛くし歯ば
comb teeth
歯は並なみ
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
歯は偏へん
kanji 'tooth' radical at left

歯はUsage95%
Standard modern kanji spelling.
ハUsage4%
はUsage1%
齒はUsage<1%
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji form; not used in modern Japanese.

Native Japanese word. The kanji 歯 is a pictograph of teeth and has been used for this meaning since ancient times.