くし
櫛
　
の
は
歯
　
が
か
欠
　
け
　
た
　
よ
　
う

expression

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くし
櫛
　
の
は
歯
　
が
か
欠
　
け
　
た
　
よ
　
う
 櫛の歯が欠けたよう くしのはがかけたよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

comb
くし　シツ　くしけず.る (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
node, season, period
セツ　ふし　セチ (4th, N1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
instant, namely, as is
ソク　すなわ.ち　つ.く (7th, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
tooth, cog
は　シ　よわい (3rd, N3)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)