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櫛の歯が抜けたよう
kushinohaganuketayou
also spelled kushinohaganuketayo
missing important things here and there, full of gaps
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  1. kushinohaganuketayou missing important things here and there, full of gaps
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Kanji Breakdown
櫛
Comb
On: しつ Kun: くし,くしけず.る
17 strokes
歯
Tooth, Cog
On: し Kun: よわい,は,よわ.い,よわい.する
12 strokes N3
抜
Slip Out, Extract, Pull Out, Pilfer, Quote, Remove, Omit
On: ばつ,はつ,はい Kun: ぬ.く,-ぬ.く,ぬ.き,ぬ.ける,ぬ.かす,ぬ.かる
7 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
櫛の歯が抜けたよう (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

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よく櫛の歯が抜けたようことがあります。
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