Results, 櫛の歯が欠けたよう

櫛の歯が欠けたよう【くしのはがかけたようkushinohagakaketayou】

expression:

  • missing important things here and there; full of gaps; as if the teeth of a comb were missing [literal]

Kanji definition:

櫛
人名用

シツSHITSU・くしkushi・くしけずるkushikezu.ru

comb

Strokes:
17 or 19
Radical:
木 tree
SKIP:
1-4-13
UTF:
6adb
JIS208:
22-91
Hangul:
즐 [jeul]
Pinyin:
zhì / jié
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
櫛【くしkushi】
comb
有櫛動物門【ゆうしつどうぶつもんyuushitsudoubutsumon】
Ctenophora; phylum comprising the comb jellies
解き櫛【ときぐしtokigushi】
wide-toothed comb
櫛風沐雨【しっぷうもくうshippuumokuu】
struggling through wind and rain; undergoing hardships
櫛風浴雨【しっぷうよくうshippuuyokuu】
struggling through wind and rain; undergoing hardships
歯
常用３年JLPTN3

シSHI・よわいyowai・はha・よわいyowa.i・よわいするyowai.suru

tooth; cog

➜
齒
Strokes:
12
Radical:
歯齒 tooth
SKIP:
2-4-8
UTF:
6b6f
JIS208:
27-85
Hangul:
치 [chi]
Pinyin:
chǐ
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
歯【はha】
tooth
歯止め【はどめhadome】
brake; drag; skid; pawl; / restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit; check
歯科【しかshika】
dentistry
歯ブラシ【はブラシhaBURASHI】
toothbrush
歯医者【はいしゃhaisha】
dentist
欠
常用４年JLPTN3

ケツKETSU・ケンKEN・かけるka.keru・かくka.ku

lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76)

➜
缺 缼
Strokes:
4
Radical:
欠 yawn
SKIP:
4-4-4
UTF:
6b20
JIS208:
23-71
Hangul:
흠 [heum] ・ 감 [gam] ・ 결 [gyeol]
Pinyin:
qiàn
Stroke order:
Example words:
欠陥【けっかんkekkan】
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage; gap
欠かす【かかすkakasu】
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
不可欠【ふかけつfukaketsu】
indispensable; essential
欠席【けっせきkesseki】
absence; non-attendance
欠点【けってんketten】
fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback; / failure (in an examination); failing grade

Kanji

櫛

シツSHITSU・くしkushi・くしけずるkushikezu.ru

comb

歯

シSHI・よわいyowai・はha・よわいyowa.i・よわいするyowai.suru

tooth; cog


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