# 歯 — Tooth

Frequency rank 860 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 束 (Bundle), less common than 納 (Supply).

- On’yomi: し
- Kun’yomi: は
- Radical: 止 Stop (Kangxi 77)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

You stop (止) eating rice (米) because you lack (欠) appetite — but really your tooth hurts too much to chew.

In words:

- 歯 は — tooth
- 歯車 はぐるま — gear,cog-wheel
- 歯磨 はみがき — dentifrice;toothpaste

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