虫歯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虫 歯
むし
Grade: 1 		は > ば
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蟲齒 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 虫 (mushi, “worm, bug”) +‎ 歯 (ha, “tooth”).[1][2] The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) むしば [mùshíbá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ɕiba̠]

Noun

虫(むし)歯(ば) • (mushiba) 

  1. a bad tooth, dental caries, a cavity

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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