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：2026/01/04
犬歯
Hiragana
けんし
Noun
Japanese Meaning
哺乳類の前歯と臼歯の間に位置し、食物を切り裂いたり、捕えたりするための先のとがった歯。人間では前歯と小臼歯の間に一本ずつある。 / 比喩的に、攻撃性や闘争心の象徴としての力強さや鋭さを指すこともある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
くちのなかのとがったは。ものをかみきるときにつかう
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
犬齿 / 尖牙 / 虎牙
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
犬齒；尖牙 / 位於門齒旁、用於撕裂食物的尖銳牙
Korean Meaning
송곳니 / 견치
Vietnamese Meaning
răng nanh / răng nhọn nằm giữa răng cửa và răng hàm
Tagalog Meaning
pangil / ngiping aso / kuspid
Sense（1）
canine tooth, cuspid
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ kyūjitai ）
（ hiragana ）
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犬歯
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His canine tooth was broken.
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彼の犬歯が折れてしまった。
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