牙 — tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)

Common words with 牙

• 象牙ぞうげivoryCommon

  彼は象牙に図案を彫った。
  He carved designs in ivory.

• 牙きばtusk; fangOccasional

  ライオンはさらに牙をむき出した。
  The lion bared its teeth even further.

• 牙城がじょうstronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastionOccasional

  あの村が敵の最後の牙城です。
  That village is the enemy's last stronghold.

• 牙龍がりゅうdragon's fangRare
• 牙虫がむしwater scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae family)Rare
• 狼牙ろうげPotentilla cryptotaeniae (species of flowering plant)Rare
• 牙保がほbrokerage; mediation; fencing (of stolen goods)Rare
• 黒花狼牙くろばなろうげpurple marshlocks (Comarum palustre); swamp cinquefoil; marsh cinquefoilRare
• 牙関緊急がかんきんきゅうtrismus; lockjawRare
• 牙牌がはいbone tile (e.g. for Chinese dominoes)Rare
• 象牙色ぞうげいろivory-whiteRare
• 新象牙しんぞうげivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.)Rare
• 象牙取引ぞうげとりひきivory tradeRare
• 象牙の塔ぞうげのとうivory towerRare
• 象牙細工ぞうげざいくivory carvingRare
• 牙を剥くきばをむくto bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)Rare
• 毒牙どくがpoison fangRare
• 毒牙にかかるどくがにかかるto fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)Rare
• 象牙椰子ぞうげやしivory palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa)Rare
• 牙を研ぐきばをとぐto lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; to sharpen one's fa…Rare

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