Chinese

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elephant tusk; ivory
hostage; substance; nature
hostage; substance; nature; quality
 
trad. (象牙質) 象牙
simp. (象牙质) 象牙

Pronunciation

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Noun

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象牙質

  1. dentin

Synonyms

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Japanese

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 象牙質 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
ぞう
Grade: 5

Grade: S
しつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

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From 象牙 (zōge, ivory) +‎ (-shitsu, substance).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーげ [zòógéꜜshìtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [d͡zo̞ːɡe̞ɕi̥t͡sɨ]

Noun

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(ぞう)()(しつ) (zōgeshitsuざうげしつ (zaugesitu)?

  1. dentin
    Synonym: 歯質 (shishitsu)