Memory phrase for the Kanji: 牙

牙

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Meaning tooth, tusk, ivory

Pronunciation

yá

Explanation

Mnemonic
 
Side view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.

Radicals

牙 fang, tuskSide view of an elefant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.
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 Vocabulary

 西班牙  Xī bān yá  Spain
 咬牙  yǎo yá  to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw
 咬牙切齿  yǎo yá qiè chǐ  gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth
 爪牙  zhǎo yá  pawn; lackey; accomplice (in crime); collaborator; henchman; claws and teeth
 匈牙利  Xiōng yá lì  Hungary
 龇牙咧嘴  zī yá liě zuǐ  to grimace (in pain); to show one's teeth; to bare one's fangs
 牙釉质  yá yòu zhì  dental enamel
 牙釉质  yá yòu zhì  

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