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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 35

歯 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

tooth

On: シshi
Kun: はha よわいyowai よわいするyowaisuru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

歯12 strokes

How to write 歯: stroke order

歯 has 12 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

歯 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 歯 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 歯

The parts 歯 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

止
stop
米
rice; America
凵

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 35

欠 lack; missing partOnケツ、ケンKunかく、かける、あくび迷 lose one's way; hesitateOnメイKunまよう、まどう洗 washOnセンKunあらう互 mutual; each otherOnゴKunたがい、かたみに才 ability; ageOnサイKunざえ、かど更 again; change; grow lateOnコウKunさら、ふける、ふかす歯 toothOnシKunは、よわい、よわいする盗 stealOnトウKunぬすむ、ぬすみ、とる慣 become accustomedOnカンKunなれる、ならす、ならわし晩 evening; nightOnバンKunくれ、おそい