Results, 噛む #v
- 噛む☆【かむ】咬む☆・嚙む・嚼む Inflection
godan ~む verb / transitive:
- to bite; to chew; to gnaw
- to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
- to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together
- to be involved in ➜ 一枚噛む
- to fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words
- to strongly confute; to argue down; to rebuke; to scold harshly - archaism
彼のほえるのはかむのよりひどい。 His bark is worse than his bite.
彼はいま歯が痛むのでよくかむことができない。 He can't chew well, because he has a toothache now.
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Kanji definition:
- 噛
コウ・ゴウ・かむ・かじる
chew; bite; gnaw
- Example words:
- 噛み付く【かみつく】
- to bite (at); to snap at; / to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
- 噛む【かむ】
- to bite; to chew; to gnaw; / to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore); / to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together; / to be involved in; / to fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; / to strongly confute; to argue down; to rebuke; to scold harshly
- 臍を噛む【ほぞをかむ】
- to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for)
- 噛み砕く【かみくだく】
- to crunch; to masticate; / to simplify; to explain plainly
- 噛み殺す【かみころす】
- to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; / to bite to death
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