The kanji 牙: meaning, readings and stroke order

牙

Meaning: fang, tusk
On reading: ガ ga、ゲ* ge
Kun reading: きば kiba
Strokes: 4
Radical: 牙 fang
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: răng nanh, ngà (nha)
Japanese: きば。するどいは。
Korean: 송곳니, 엄니 (아)
Chinese: 獠牙、象牙

Readings, words and example sentences

ガ ga · on reading · less common

牙が城じょう
stronghold
相手の 牙が城じょうをくずします。
We break through our rival's stronghold.

きば kiba · kun reading · less common

牙きば
fang, tusk
動物が 牙きばをむきます。
The animal bares its fangs.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.