Japanese

かじる
Meaning: to gnaw; to nibble; to bite into; to dabble in
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 齧る 齧らない
Polite 齧ります 齧りません
Past 齧った 齧らなかった
Polite + Past 齧りました 齧りませんでした
Te-form 齧って 齧らなくて
Potential 齧れる 齧れない
Passive 齧られる 齧られない
Causative 齧らせる 齧らせない
Causative + Passive 齧らされる 齧らされない
Imperative 齧れ 齧るな

Handwriting

齧
る

Example

He bit into the whole apple.

Usage Notes

Can refer to literally biting into something hard, or figuratively to having a superficial knowledge of a subject.

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