牙

きば

Also written キバ, き

Meanings

1. Noun tusk; fang

Kanji

• 牙 fang. Read as きば.

Example sentences

• 牙もないくせに吠えまくる犬とは違うんだ。
  I'm not a toothless barking dog.
• ライオンはさらに牙をむき出した。
  The lion bared its teeth even further.

Common phrases

• 鋭い牙
• 牙を持つ
• 牙を剥く (きばをむく) to bare one's fangs

Words containing 牙

• 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

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