Kanken 1
齲

Meaning

Kanji 齲

cavity

cavity, decayed tooth

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
むしば
Onyomi 音読み
ウク
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
24
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
禹 • 偊 • 属 • 鄅 • 㝢 • 瑀 • 竬

Related vocabulary

3 common entries

Showing 3 of 3 entries that include this kanji.

虫歯

むしば

cavity

う蝕

うしょく

dental caries

齲歯

うし

cavity

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

奥歯に齲ができてしまった。

I ended up with a cavity in one of my molars.

齲が痛んで、昨夜はよく眠れなかった。

My decayed tooth hurt, so I could not sleep well last night.

子どものころに齲を治してもらった。

When I was a child, I had a cavity treated.

甘い物ばかり食べると齲になりやすい。

If you eat too many sweets, you are more likely to get cavities.

歯医者は齲の進み具合を丁寧に説明した。

The dentist carefully explained how far the cavity had progressed.