Word Meaning 歯応え

はごたえ hagotae

歯応え is read as はごたえ (hagotae) and means challenge (e.g. work, book).

Meaning

English

  1. challenge (e.g. work, book)
  2. toughness
  3. chewiness
  4. firmness
  5. feel of food while being chewed

Reading

Kana

はごたえ

Romaji

hagotae

Writing Variants

  • 歯ごたえ はごたえ hagotae

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 8840 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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歯科衛生士

しかえいせいし

dental hygienist

歯科衛生士法

しかえいせいしほう

Dental Hygienists Act

歯科技工士

しかぎこうし

dental technician

手応え

てごたえ

response (felt in the hands)

見応え

みごたえ

(being) worth seeing

読み応え

よみごたえ

worthwhile reading

応え

いらえ

reply

応え

ごたえ

response

食べ応え

たべごたえ

substantiality (of a meal)

聞き応え

ききごたえ

worth listening to

歯止め

はどめ

brake

歯向う

はむかう

to strike back at