Moto 牙: Tusk; Fang; Tusk Radical (no. 92)Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ガ、ゲ
- Kun'yomi
- きば、は
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 43 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ガ・ゲ)
- 象牙ぞうげivory
- 牙城がじょうstronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel
- 仏牙ぶつげtooth of Buddha recovered from his cremated ashes
- 新象牙しんぞうげivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.)
- 歯牙しがteeth (and tusks)
- 歯牙にもかけないしがにもかけないtaking no notice of; paying no attention to
- 歯牙にも掛けないしがにもかけないtaking no notice of; paying no attention to
- 歯牙状しがじょうdentation
- 歯牙疾患しがしっかんdental disease
- 歯牙矯正術しがきょうせいじゅつorthodontia
- 毒牙どくがpoison fang
- 毒牙にかかるどくがにかかるto fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
- 爪牙そうがclaws and fangs; claws and tusks
- 牙保がほbrokerage; mediation
- 牙竜がりゅうdragon's fang
- 牙纛がとうflagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
- 牙虫がむしwater scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae family)
- 牙関緊急がかんきんきゅうtrismus; lockjaw
- 牙龍がりゅうdragon's fang
- 象牙の塔ぞうげのとうivory tower
- 象牙椰子ぞうげやしivory palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa)
- 象牙海岸ぞうげかいがん(Republic of) Ivory Coast; Côte d'Ivoire
- 象牙細工ぞうげざいくivory carving
- 象牙色ぞうげいろivory-white
- 象牙質ぞうげしつdentin; dentine
- 黒花狼牙くろばなろうげpurple marshlocks (Comarum palustre); swamp cinquefoil
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 牙きばtusk; fang
- 牙をとぐきばをとぐto sharpen one's fangs
- 牙をむくきばをむくto bare one's fangs; to snarl at
- 牙を剥くきばをむくto bare one's fangs; to snarl at
- 牙を研ぐきばをとぐto sharpen one's fangs
- 牙海蜷きばうみになmud creeper (Terebralia palustris)
Other readings
- 葡萄牙ポルトガルPortugal
- 西班牙スペインSpain
- 勃牙利ブルガリアBulgaria
- 匈牙利ハンガリーHungary
- 洪牙利ハンガリーHungary
- 牙を剝くきばをむくto bare one's fangs; to snarl at
- 牙婆すあいbroker; brokerage
- 牙買加ジャマイカJamaica
- 猪牙舟ちょきぶねlong, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)
- 猪牙船ちょきぶねlong, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)
- 象牙取引ぞうげとりひきivory trade
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