くし
櫛
　
の
は
歯
　
が
ぬ
抜
　
け
　
た
　
よ
　
う

expression

Unorthodox version of 櫛の歯が欠けたよう.
  1. missing important things here and there, full of gaps.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くし
櫛
　
の
は
歯
　
が
ぬ
抜
　
け
　
た
　
よ
　
う
 櫛の歯が抜けたよう くしのはがぬけたよう

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)
slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く　バツ　ぬき (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)