"牙" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

IPA: [ɡa̠] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), ga [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ngae). Compare modern Cantonese reading ngaa⁴. The kan'on reading, so probably a later importation. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=が}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|牙}} 牙 (MC ngae), {{cog|yue|-}} Cantonese Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|が}} 牙(が) • (ga)
  1. an animal's fang or tusk
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-affix-4y8SJvBN Categories (other): Japanese affixes Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 10 9 2 15 12 12 11 11 10 8 0
  2. an elephant's tusk: ivory
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-affix-VdHHhKpO
  3. a tooth
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-affix-BcX5llWZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6 Derived forms: 牙営 (gaei) (ruby: (), (えい)) (english: the headquarters of a general in a field camp), 牙音: a velar consonant (gaon) (ruby: (), (おん)) [obsolete], 牙関緊急 (gakan kinkyū) (ruby: (), (かん), (きん), (きゅう)) (english: lockjaw, a common symptom in the early stages of tetanus), 牙旗: a flag raised at the site of an emperor's (gaki), general's field camp, 牙行 (gakō) (ruby: (), (こう)) (english: in China, a middleman or go-between in a commercial transaction), 牙山 (Gazan) (ruby: (), (ざん)) (english: the city of Asan, a port in South Korea), 牙商: a middleman (gashō), go-between in a commercial transaction, 牙城: the keep (gajō), main residence within a castle, a headquarters, a base, a stronghold, 牙人 (gajin) (ruby: (), (じん)) (english: in China, a middleman or go-between in a commercial transaction), 牙銭: a fee (gasen), commission charged by a 牙行 (gakō), 牙虫 (gamushi) (ruby: (), (むし)) (english: a water scavenger beetle of family Hydrophilidae), 牙斧 (gafu) (ruby: (), ()) (english: a small axe or hatchet made from boar tusk), 牙保: a middleman (gaho), 牙保罪 (gahozai) (ruby: (), (), (ざい)) (english: the crime of fencing goods known to be stolen), 牙保犯 (gahohan) (ruby: (), (), (はん)) (english: the crime of fencing goods known to be stolen), 牙門: a gate on which a general's flag is flying (gamon), an army's headquarters, 牙籌: an abacus (gachū), more specifically, an ivory abacus, 牙籤, 牙籖: a small placard (gasen), label made of ivory, a small claw-shaped ivory clasp for holding a book closed, 牙纛: the flag of a general's army (gatō), the pole of which was traditionally decorated with ivory on the end, 牙儈 (gakai) (ruby: (), (かい)) (english: in China, a middleman or go-between in a commercial transaction)

Character

Forms: “Jōyō” kanji [common]
  1. tusk, fang Tags: kanji
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-character-~WJJNqoB Categories (other): Common kanji, Japanese affixes, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 10 9 2 15 12 12 11 11 10 8 0

Noun

IPA: [kʲi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), ki [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. Appears in the Man'yōshū. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ojp|-|sort=き}} Old Japanese Head templates: {{ja-noun|き}} 牙(き) • (ki)
  1. (obsolete) fang, tusk, tooth (particularly the canine) Tags: obsolete Derived forms: 牙噛む: to gnash one's teeth (kigamu) (ruby: (), ()), 牙骨 (kibone) (ruby: (), (ぼね)) (english: the jawbone, the mandible, the lower jaw)
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-noun-VZJ4yj7D Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese affixes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 10 9 2 15 12 12 11 11 10 8 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kʲiba̠] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (きば)), kiba [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of Old Japanese elements 牙 (ki, “fang, tusk”) + 歯 (ha, “tooth”). The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ojp|-|sort=きば}} Old Japanese, {{compound|ja|牙|歯|sort=きば|t1=fang, tusk|t2=tooth|tr1=ki|tr2=ha}} 牙 (ki, “fang, tusk”) + 歯 (ha, “tooth”), {{m|ja|連濁}} 連濁, {{rendaku2|ha|ba|sort=きば}} The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|きば}} 牙(きば) • (kiba)
  1. fang, tusk, tooth (particularly the canines)
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-noun-rGKFmlL~ Categories (other): Japanese affixes Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 10 9 2 15 12 12 11 11 10 8 0
  2. (falconry) dog (primarily used for counting hunting dogs) Categories (topical): Falconry
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-noun-nGckYtIk Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 10 9 2 15 12 12 11 11 10 8 0 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 1 7 14 13 36 13 5 4 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 4 1 6 18 11 30 17 4 4 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 7 7 2 11 12 14 24 10 7 6 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 4 4 1 6 18 12 30 16 4 4 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 4 1 5 20 11 32 18 4 3 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 32 68 Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 牙上面 (kiba jōmen) (ruby: (きば), (じょう), (めん)) (english: ivory or boar tusk used to rub the surface of a print in order to bring out the gloss), 牙筍貝 (kiba takegai) (ruby: (きば), (たけ), (がい)) (english: a kind of auger snail of family Terebridae), 牙獐: the (kiba noro) (english: fanged noro), a kind of roe deer of genus Capreolus
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: 牙を噛む: → to gnash one's teeth (kiba o kamu) (ruby: (きば), ()) (english: to bite one's fangs), 牙を研ぐ: → to prepare to hurt one's opponent. Compare sharpen one's claws (kiba o togu) (ruby: (きば), ()) (english: to sharpen one's fangs), 牙を鳴らす: → to gnash one's teeth (kiba o narasu) (english: to clash one's fangs), to get angry, to bare one's fang, 牙を剥く: (kiba o muku) (ruby: (きば), ()) (english: to bare one's fangs), 牙あるものは角無し: → a metaphor for how no one is endow with every advantage (kiba aru mono wa tsuno nashi) (ruby: (きば), (つの), ()) (english: the one with fangs has no horns), 門歯 (monshi) (ruby: (もん), ()) (english: incisor tooth), 犬歯 (kenshi) (ruby: (けん), ()) (english: canine tooth), 小臼歯: premolar (shōkyūshi) (ruby: (しょう), (きゅう), ()), 臼歯 (kyūshi) (ruby: (きゅう), ()) (english: molar), 象牙 (zōge) (ruby: (ぞう), ()) (english: elephant tusk, ivory)

Noun

IPA: [ka̠bʲi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (かび)), kabi [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with, and probably the noun derivation of, verb 黴びる (kabiru, “to go moldy”), from the root idea of something sprouting. Used in the Kojiki. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|黴びる||to go moldy|tr=kabiru}} 黴びる (kabiru, “to go moldy”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かび}} 牙(かび) • (kabi)
  1. (obsolete) a plant sprout, a plant bud Tags: obsolete Derived forms: 葦牙 (ashikabi) (ruby: (あし), (かび)) (english: a reed sprout or bud)
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-noun-~fMneTVp Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese affixes Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 10 9 2 15 12 12 11 11 10 8 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [ɡe̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), ge [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ngae). Compare modern Min Nan reading gê. The goon reading, so probably the reading as first imported into Japanese. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=げ}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|牙}} 牙 (MC ngae), {{cog|nan|-}} Min Nan Head templates: {{ja-noun|げ}} 牙(げ) • (ge)
  1. an animal's fang or tusk
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-noun-4y8SJvBN Categories (other): Japanese affixes Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 10 9 2 15 12 12 11 11 10 8 0
  2. an elephant's tusk: ivory
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-noun-VdHHhKpO
  3. a tooth
    Sense id: en-牙-ja-noun-BcX5llWZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 牙の笏 (ge no shaku) (ruby: (), (しゃく)) (english: an ivory mace or scepter, used by certain social classes in ancient Japan), 牙歯 (geshi) (ruby: (), ()) (english: teeth, tusks, or fangs), 牙軸 (gejiku) (ruby: (), (じく)) (english: the inner edge of a scroll around which the scroll is wound, or an edge of a folding book to which pages are bound, made of ivory), 牙床, 牙象 (geshō) (ruby: (), (しょう), (), (しょう)) (english: a kind of cutout decorative carving technique for panel, wherein the corners are left intact to reinforce the structure of the panel), 牙彫 (gebori) (ruby: (), (ぼり)) (english: a carving made from a tusk or fang, more specifically made of elephant ivory), 牙笏 (geshaku) (ruby: (), (しゃく)) (english: an ivory mace or scepter, used by certain social classes in ancient Japan)
Etymology number: 5

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          "牙",
          "が"
        ],
        [
          "儈",
          "かい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "牙儈"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 6,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "が"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "牙"
      },
      "expansion": "牙 (MC ngae)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yue",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ngae). Compare modern Cantonese reading ngaa⁴.\nThe kan'on reading, so probably a later importation.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "牙",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "牙",
          "が"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "affix",
        "2": "が"
      },
      "expansion": "牙(が) • (ga)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "affix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an animal's fang or tusk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "fang",
          "fang"
        ],
        [
          "tusk",
          "tusk"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an elephant's tusk: ivory"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elephant",
          "elephant"
        ],
        [
          "tusk",
          "tusk"
        ],
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a tooth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "牙"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "牙"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "牙",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "牙"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "牙",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "牙"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "牙",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "牙"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "牙",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "牙"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "affix",
  "title": "牙",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "wiktionary/179/20240425",
  "msg": "牙/Japanese/soft-redirect: missing \"senses\" in data (must have at least one sense, add empty sense with \"no-gloss\" tag if none otherwise available): {\"categories\": [\"Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)\", \"Japanese affixes\", \"Japanese entries with incorrect language header\", \"Japanese lemmas\", \"Japanese links with redundant wikilinks\", \"Japanese single-kanji terms\", \"Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese\", \"Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji\", \"Japanese terms spelled with 牙\", \"Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation\", \"Japanese terms with multiple readings\", \"Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations\", \"Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys\", \"Japanese terms written with one Han script character\", \"Pages with raw sortkeys\"], \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"lang_code\": \"ja\", \"pos\": \"soft-redirect\", \"redirects\": [\"歯\"], \"word\": \"牙\"}",
  "path": [],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "soft-redirect",
  "title": "牙",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.