How to say 'Toothbrush' in Japanese | 歯ブラシ

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The Japanese word for Toothbrush is 'Haburashi', written as 歯ブラシ in Japanese.'Toothbrush' in hiragana is はぶらし.

word

歯ブラシ

Meaning

Toothbrush

Reading

はぶらし

haburashi

Kanji

歯Tooth

Explanation

The Japanese noun '歯ブラシ (はぶらし)' means 'toothbrush'. It refers to the tool used for cleaning teeth, typically consisting of a small brush on a handle. This word is commonly used in daily life when discussing personal hygiene or shopping for bathroom essentials. For example: I bought a new toothbrush「新しい歯ブラシを買いました」(あたらしいはぶらしをかいました). Don't forget to bring your toothbrush「歯ブラシを忘れないでください」(はぶらしをわすれないでください). The word is a compound of '歯 (は)' meaning 'tooth' and 'ブラシ (ぶらし)' meaning 'brush'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

N3

Kanji Grade

3

Frequency

1314

Composition

kanji-katakana

Handwriting