Word Meaning 歯ぎしり

はぎしり hagishiri

歯ぎしり is read as はぎしり (hagishiri) and means grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation.

Meaning

English

  1. grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
  2. involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding
  3. bruxism

Reading

Kana

はぎしり

Romaji

hagishiri

Writing Variants

  • 歯軋り はぎしり hagishiri

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 148553 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

歯止め

はどめ

brake

歯向かう

はむかう

to strike back at

歯科

しか

dentistry

support (of a geta)

歯車

はぐるま

cog (in an organization, company, etc.)

歯ブラシ

はぶらし

toothbrush

歯医者

はいしゃ

dentist

歯痛

しつう

toothache

歯切れ

はぎれ

feel when biting

歯科医

しかい

dentist

よわい

(one's) age