牙
fang; tusk; tusk radical (no. 92)
4 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2067.
Readings
- きば (kun reading): 牙 (きば) tusk; 牙を研ぐ (きばをとぐ) to lie in wait
- ゲ (on reading): 象牙 (ぞうげ) ivory; 象牙質 (ぞうげしつ) dentin
- ガ (on reading): 牙城 (がじょう) stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); 歯牙 (しが) teeth
- は (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 牙婆 (すあい) broker
Components
Kanji containing 牙
- 雅 gracious
- 邪 wicked
- 芽 bud
- 冴 be clear
- 呀 open one's mouth
- 穿 put on (to the feet)
- 訝 doubt
- 谺 tree spirit
- 鴉 crow
Words using 牙
- 牙 (きば) tusk
- 牙を研ぐ (きばをとぐ) to lie in wait
- 牙を剥く (きばをむく) to bare one's fangs
- 象牙 (ぞうげ) ivory
- 象牙質 (ぞうげしつ) dentin
- 象牙色 (ぞうげいろ) ivory-white
- 象牙海岸 (ぞうげかいがん) Ivory Coast
- 象牙の塔 (ぞうげのとう) ivory tower
- 牙城 (がじょう) stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent)
- 歯牙 (しが) teeth
- 毒牙 (どくが) poison fang
- 爪牙 (そうが) claws and fangs
- 歯牙矯正術 (しがきょうせいじゅつ) orthodontia
- 牙婆 (すあい) broker
- グラップラー刃牙 (グラップラーバキ) Baki the Grappler (manga and media franchise)
- 猪牙舟 (ちょきぶね) small, roofless boat used as a river taxi (Edo period)
34 words in all.