犬歯

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 犬歯, read けんし, is the canine tooth in a person or the corresponding fang-like tooth in an animal.
• Basic usage: It appears in a dental context for a chipped human canine and in comparisons of canine shape across animals.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Canine teeth in people and animals
  • It refers both to a chipped human canine tooth and to models of animal canines. Context supports either the dental term or the animal sense of fang.