Results, 嚙む
- 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:
- 嚙
コウ・ゴウ・かむ・かじる
bite; gnaw
- Example words:
- 嚙む【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
- 歯嚙み【はがみ】
- grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; / grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
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