牙げ

noun

tooth; tusk; fang

Rare standalone noun; normally appears in compounds. When used alone, it can refer to an animal's tooth or tusk, but 歯 (は) is the common word for human teeth.

• 「牙げ」という漢かん字じは、動どう物ぶつの大おおきな歯はを表あらわすことが多おおい。

  The kanji 牙 often represents a large animal tooth.

• この化か石せきには鋭するどい牙きばが残のこっている。

  Sharp fangs remain in this fossil.

noun

ivory

Rare standalone use; almost always seen in the compound 象牙 (ぞうげ). The standalone reading げ for 'ivory' is archaic or highly literary.

See also: 象牙 (ぞうげ)

• 象ぞう牙げは、牙きばから作つくられる工こう芸げい品ひんの材ざい料りょうだ。

  Ivory (ぞうげ) is a material for crafts made from tusks.