Memory phrase for the Kanji: 歯
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歯 |
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Meaning
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Pronunciation |
SHI
ha |
Explanation |
Top: to stop 止 (a foot with a lower line 一 to stop at), below: rice 米, container 凵 |
Mnemonic
| Stop at the rice container: There is sth. for the teeth! (Or: image of nose 止, mouth 凵 and teeth 米)
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Radicals
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歯
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tooth | Stop 止 at the rice 米 container 凵: There is sth. for the teeth. |
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凵
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frame | |
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米
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rice | The rice plant has this radical: 禾 |
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止
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to stop | At top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line and stops." |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 歯 |
は |
tooth |
| 歯石 |
しせき |
dental calculus (calcified deposits on teeth) |
| 知歯 |
ちし |
wisdom tooth |
| 歯医者 |
はいしゃ |
dentist |
| 歯ブラシ |
はぶらし |
toothbrush |
| 虫歯 |
むしば |
cavity/tooth decay/decayed tooth/caries |
| 歯科 |
しか |
dentistry |
| 歯磨き |
はみがき |
dentifrice, toothpaste |
| 歯車 |
はぐるま |
gear, cog-wheel |
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