Japanese

める

かみしめる
Meaning: to savor; to bite down; to reflect on
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 噛み締める 噛み締めない
Polite 噛み締めます 噛み締めません
Past 噛み締めた 噛み締めなかった
Polite + Past 噛み締めました 噛み締めませんでした
Te-form 噛み締めて 噛み締めなくて
Potential 噛み締められる 噛み締められない
Passive 噛み締められる 噛み締められない
Causative 噛み締めさせる 噛み締めさせない
Imperative 噛み締めろ 噛み締めるな

Handwriting

噛
み
締
め
る

Example

He quietly savored the joy of victory.

Usage Notes

Used for physically biting down hard or metaphorically savoring an emotion or meaning.

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