シ, よわい, は, よわ.い, よわい.する

tooth, cog

JLPT3 G3 S12 F1106

A depiction of front teeth. 齒 adds # (stand straight) → straight line of *teeth* → *line up* → *age* (← aging ← disappearance of teeth). For the latter meaning, compare 齡.

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