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歯.

ha · shi · yofafi · yowai

tooth

1 character日本語 language

Meaning & usage

nounha[ha̠]

  1. tooth

    １日に少なくとも ２度歯を磨くことが重要である。

  2. a unit equal to 1 Q (kyū) and 0.25 mm, abbreviated as H; ha is used for spacing, while Q is used for font size

  3. a ridge on the underside of a geta

Where this word comes from

/pa/ > /ɸa/ > /ha/. From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *pa. Cognate with Okinawan 歯 (hā).

nounshi[ɕi]

  1. tooth

  2. age

Where this word comes from

From Middle Chinese 齒 (MC tsyhiX).

character

  1. tooth

    kanji · shinjitai

  2. age

    kanji · shinjitai
nounyowai · yofafi[jo̞β̞a̠i]

  1. age

Where this word comes from

/yopapi/ > /yoɸaɸi/ > /yowawi/ > /yowai/.

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