Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 犬歯(けんし) in Japanese

犬歯
Kana Reading
けんし
Romaji
kenshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
    Example sentence
    プチッ、と糸を犬歯で噛み切った。 I snapped the thread on my canine.

Examples of 犬歯, けんし in a sentence

Kanji in this word

犬 JLPT 4

4 strokes

dog

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: いぬ, いぬ-

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歯 JLPT 3

12 strokes

tooth, cog

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: よわい, は, よわ.い, よわい.する

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