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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2067 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)

Kunyomi: きば, は

Onyomi: ガ, ゲ

牙

Radical

Radical: 牙

Meaning: fang

Reading: きば

Frequency: 9

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

牙

Examples

Onyomi Examples

牙城 (ガジョウ) stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent), inner citadel, bastion

牙関緊急 (ガカンキンキュウ) trismus, lockjaw

爪牙 (ソウガ) claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon, pawn, stooge, cat's-paw, right-hand man

毒牙 (ドクガ) poison fang, sinister ways, crooked means, clutches, wily ways, dirty trick

牙 (ゲ) tooth, ivory

牙牌 (ガハイ) bone tile (e.g. for Chinese dominoes)

新象牙 (シンゾウゲ) ivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.)

狼牙 (ロウゲ) Potentilla cryptotaeniae (species of flowering plant)

Kunyomi Examples

牙 (きば) tusk, fang

牙海蜷 (きばうみにな) mud creeper (Terebralia palustris)

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