歯

は · ha · JLPT N5 · noun

tooth

歯 — tooth

🦷 ha = the sound of a laugh, and laughing shows your teeth

The kanji 歯 stacks 止 (stop) on top of a box holding 米 (rice): teeth are what stop the rice inside the mouth. The reading is just ha, the same syllable as a laugh: ha-ha bares the teeth.

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