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歯磨き楊枝 (はみがきようじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

歯は磨みがき楊よう枝じ

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Meanings

1

toothbrush (obsolete)

obsolete term

Obsolete term for a toothbrush, replaced by 歯ブラシ in modern Japanese. Found in historical texts or contexts.

See also: 歯ブラシ

江え戸ど時じ代だいに

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楊よう

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使つか

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In the Edo period, toothbrushes (called 歯磨き楊枝) were used.

Kanji

歯tooth, cog
磨grind, polish, scour
楊willow
枝bough, branch, twig
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

歯はブラシ
Modern standard word for 'toothbrush'; 歯磨き楊枝 is its obsolete predecessor.

Built from

歯は磨みがき+楊よう枝じ

Written forms

歯は磨みがき楊よう枝じ
Standard kanji spelling for this obsolete term.
歯は磨みがき楊よう子じ
Variant using 子 instead of 枝; less common but attested.

Etymology

Compound of 歯磨き (tooth cleaning) and 楊枝 (toothpick, from 楊 'willow' and 枝 'branch'). The term originally referred to a tooth-cleaning twig and later extended to toothbrushes before being replaced by 歯ブラシ.