歯垢

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See also: 齒垢

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
こう
Hyōgai
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
齒垢 (kyūjitai)
 歯垢 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

()(こう) (shikōしこう (sikou)?

  1. dental plaque
    Synonyms: 歯糞 (hakuso) (colloquial), プラーク (purāku)

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN