切歯

切歯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
切	歯
せつ > せっ Grade: 2	し Grade: 3
kan’on

Alternative spelling
切齒 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

切 (“cutting”) +‎ 歯 (“tooth”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) せ​っし [séꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ɕːi]

Noun

切(せっ)歯(し) • (sesshi) 

1. Synonym of 門歯 (monshi, “incisor”)