Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 櫛の歯が欠けたよう(くしのはがかけたよう) in Japanese

櫛の歯が欠けたよう
Kana Reading
くしのはがかけたよう
Romaji
kushinohagakaketayō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    missing important things here and there; full of gaps; as if the teeth of a comb were missing


Kanji in this word

17 strokes

comb

On'Yomi: シツ

Kun'Yomi: くし, くしけず.る

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JLPT 3

12 strokes

tooth, cog

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: よわい, は, よわ.い, よわい.する

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JLPT 3

4 strokes

lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

On'Yomi: ケツ, ケン

Kun'Yomi: か.ける, か.く

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