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    3. 牙

    牙

    牙きば

    tusk

    KMT9News #26+1NounAnimalsKanji Vocab5 strokes

    きばきキバ

    Noun

    1.
    tusk, fang

    Stroke 0 / 4

    Speed1.0x

    象ぞうには大おおきな牙きばがある。

    Elephants have large tusks.

    KMT8Animals
    ライオンは鋭するどい牙きばで獲え物ものを捕とらえる。

    Lions catch their prey with sharp fangs.

    KMT9Animals
    彼かれの言こと葉ばには、まるで牙きばを剥むくような攻こう撃げき的てきな響ひびきがあった。

    His words had an aggressive tone, as if baring fangs.

    KMT9AnimalsEmotions & Psychology
    絶ぜつ滅めつしたサーベルタイガーは、非ひ常じょうに長ながい牙きばを持もっていた。

    The extinct saber-toothed tiger had very long fangs.

    KMT9AnimalsHistory
    昔むかし話ばなしには、鬼おにが恐おそろしい牙きばを持もつ姿すがたで描えがかれることが多 い。

    In old tales, demons are often depicted with terrifying fangs.

    KMT9AnimalsCulture & TraditionsLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    牙
    きば・は…(2)
    tusk・fang・tusk radical (no. 92)
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