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虫歯 (むしば): cavity, tooth decay — Japanese vocabulary

虫歯 is read むしば and means "cavity, tooth decay". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

虫歯

Reading
むしば · mushiba
Translation
cavity, tooth decay
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
むしばが

Example

歯科医は彼女の虫歯を引き抜いた。

しかいはかのじょのむしばをひきぬいた。

The dentist pulled out her bad tooth.

Kanji in this word

  • 虫 — insect, bug
  • 歯 — tooth

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