Japanese

かじる
Meaning: to gnaw, to nibble, to dabble in
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 囓る 囓らない
Polite 囓ります 囓りません
Past 囓った 囓らなかった
Polite + Past 囓りました 囓りませんでした
Te-form 囓って 囓らなくて
Potential 囓れる 囓れない
Passive 囓られる 囓られない
Causative 囓らせる 囓らせない
Causative + Passive 囓らされる 囓らされない
Imperative 囓れ 囓るな

Handwriting

囓
る

Example

The mouse nibbles on the cheese.

Usage Notes

「囓る」(かじる) has two main meanings. The first is to bite or gnaw on something with the front teeth, like an animal eating. The second is to have a superficial knowledge or experience of something, like 'dabbling in' a subject. For example, 'I dabbled in French' (フランス語をかじったことがある).

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