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：2026/01/12
牙
Hiragana
きば
Noun
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
動物の口の中にある、とがった歯。特に犬歯や牙状に発達した歯を指す。 / 猛獣や蛇などが獲物を捕らえたり、噛み砕いたり、毒を注入したりするための鋭い歯。 / （比喩的）攻撃力や勢い、権威などの強さの象徴としての力。例：「法律の牙を抜く」 / （古風・文語的）一般的な「歯」の意。
Easy Japanese Meaning
どうぶつのくちにあるとがってながいは。たべものをかむときにつかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
牙齿（尤指犬齿） / 獠牙 / 长牙（如象的）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
牙齒（尤指犬齒） / 獠牙 / 長牙
Korean Meaning
송곳니 / 엄니 / 이(특히 송곳니)
Indonesian
taring / gading / gigi taring (kaninus)
Vietnamese Meaning
nanh / ngà / răng nanh
Tagalog Meaning
pangil / malaking pangil ng hayop (hal. ng baboy-ramo o elepante) / ngipin (lalo na ang pangil)
Sense（1）
(obsolete) fang, tusk, tooth (particularly the canine)
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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(obsolete) fang, tusk, tooth (particularly the canine)
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牙
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His dog had sharp teeth that reminded one of old-time fangs.
His dog had sharp teeth that reminded one of old-time fangs.
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彼の犬は、古い時代の牙を思わせるような鋭い歯を持っていた。
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