櫛の歯が抜けたよう くしのはがぬけたよう Meanings Expression missing important things here and there; full of gaps (unorthodox version of 櫛の歯が欠けたよう) See also: 櫛の歯が欠けたよう (くしのはがかけたよう). Kanji 櫛 comb. Read as くし. 歯 tooth 抜 pull out. Read as ぬける. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists