Meaning of 歯を食いしばる(はをくいしばる) in Japanese

歯を食いしばる, 歯を食い縛る, 歯を食縛る
Kana Reading
はをくいしばる
Romaji
hawokuishibaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ru` ending
    Meaning
    to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper

Examples of 歯を食いしばる, 歯を食い縛る, 歯を食縛る, はをくいしばる in a sentence

Related Kanji

縛 JLPT 1

16 strokes

truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain

On'Yomi: バク

Kun'Yomi: しば.る

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歯 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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食 JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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