ごまめの歯軋り ごまめのはぎしり Also written 鱓の歯軋り Meanings Noun feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless) (literally: the clenching teeth of a dried sardine) Kanji 歯 tooth 軋 squeak; creak; grate. Read as きしる. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists