Word Meaning 歯軋り

はぎしり hagishiri

歯軋り 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

  • 歯ぎしり はぎしり hagishiri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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鱓の歯軋り

ごまめのはぎしり

feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless)

歯止め

はどめ

brake

歯向う

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

歯磨き

はみがき

dental brushing

歯医者

はいしゃ

dentist

歯痒い

はがゆい

(feeling) impatient

歯応え

はごたえ

challenge (e.g. work, book)

歯痛

しつう

toothache