牙

Tusk

WaniKani level 36Joyo general useTop 2,000-2,500 Β· #20675 strokes

Meanings

Tusk, Fang, Tusk Radical (no. 92)

On'yomi

γŒγ€ げ

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

きば、 は

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 牙

牙 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

牙 (Tusk) is taught on WaniKani at level 36. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #2067 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.

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