Word Meaning 齲歯

うし ushi

齲歯 is read as うし (ushi) and means cavity.

Meaning

English

  1. cavity
  2. tooth decay
  3. decayed tooth
  4. dental caries

Reading

Kana

うし

Romaji

ushi

Writing Variants

  • 齲歯 くし kushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

support (of a geta)

虫歯

むしば

cavity

入れ歯

いれば

false tooth

前歯

まえば

front tooth

義歯

ぎし

artificial tooth

よわい

(one's) age

奥歯

おくば

molars

総入れ歯

そういれば

full dentures (e.g. no real teeth left)

全部床義歯

ぜんぶしょうぎし

complete denture

十文字羊歯

じゅうもんじしだ

Polystichum tripteron (species of the wood fern family)

部分入れ歯

ぶぶんいれば

partial denture

局部床義歯

きょくぶしょうぎし

partial denture