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Meaning of 歯磨き(はみがき) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 歯磨き, 歯磨 JLPT 2

Kana Reading はみがき

Romaji hamigaki

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

Meaning

dental brushing; brushing one's teeth
Parts of speech

Meaning

dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

Examples of 歯磨き, 歯磨, はみがき in a sentence

彼は歯磨きをチューブから絞り出した。

He squeezed the toothpaste out of a tube.
歯磨きはどこ？

Where's the toothpaste?
歯磨きをしなさい。

Brush your teeth.
歯磨きを怠って、その子は虫歯になった。

The boy had bad teeth because he neglected to brush them.

Related Kanji

磨 JLPT 2

16 strokes

grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

On'Yomi: マ

Kun'Yomi: みが.く, す.る

歯 JLPT 3

12 strokes

tooth, cog

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: よわい, は, よわ.い, よわい.する