This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

櫛の歯が欠けたよう

Reading

Kana: くしのはがかけたよう
Romaji: kushinohagakaketayou
Kana
Romaji

Definition

exp
1

missing important things here and there; full of gaps; as if the teeth of a comb were missing

Kanji

Readings: シツ、 くし、 くしけず.る
Meaning: comb
Readings: シ、 よわい、 は、 よわ.い、 よわい.する
Meanings: tooth, cog
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)