歯 = 止 + 米 + 凵

歯 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tooth”. It is built from 止 (stop), 米 (rice) and 凵 (container). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1255. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: tooth
RTK frame: 1255
Strokes: 12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): よわい, は, よわ.い, よわい.する
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: зуб, teeth
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 歯 teeth

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 歯

How to find 歯 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stop” + “rice” + “container”. 歯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 歯 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.