What does kanji 牙 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 牙 is tusk.

How is kanji 牙 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 牙 are きば, は; the onyomi readings are ガ, ゲ.

How many strokes does kanji 牙 have?

Kanji 牙 has 5 (juga 4) strokes.

What is the main radical of kanji 牙?

The main radical for kanji 牙 is 牙.

What words use kanji 牙?

Example words that use kanji 牙 include 牙, 牙城, 牙をとぐ, 牙をむく.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

牙

Meaning

Kanji 牙

tusk

tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: きばは
Onyomi 音読み: ガゲ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #2067
Strokes: 5 (juga 4)
Radical: 牙
Components: 牙
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 35 common entries

Showing 35 of 42 entries that include this kanji.

牙

き

tusk

牙城

がじょう

stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent)

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

牙海蜷

きばうみにな

mud creeper (Terebralia palustris)

牙関緊急

がかんきんきゅう

trismus

牙虫

がむし

water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae family)

牙買加

ジャマイカ

Jamaica

牙保

がほ

brokerage

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

象牙

ぞうげ

ivory

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その象は立派な牙を持っています。

That elephant has impressive tusks.

狼が鋭い牙をむいた。

The wolf bared its sharp fangs.

毒蛇の牙には毒がある。

There is poison in a venomous snake's fangs.

マンモスの牙はとても長い。

Mammoth tusks are very long.

牙は象牙の原料になる。

Tusks are the raw material for ivory.

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