Kanji

噛

chew, bite, gnaw

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ, ゴウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かむ, かじる

Example sentences

噛む かむ
よく 噛んで 食べない 消化 良くない です

If you don't chew well, it's not good for your digestion.

ガム ガム
授業中 ずっと ガム 噛んでいる

He has been chewing gum throughout the class.

噛みしめる かみしめる
言葉 意味 静かに 噛みしめた

I quietly chewed over the meaning of my mother's words.

悦び よろこび
受賞 悦び 噛みしめる

I savor the joy of receiving the award.

噛み締める かみしめる
勝利 喜び 静か 噛み締めた

He quietly savored the joy of victory.

噛みつく かみつく
突然 吠えて 見知らぬ 噛みついた

Suddenly, the dog barked and bit a stranger.

喉笛 のどぶえ
相手 喉笛 噛みつく 勢い 議論 した

They argued with the intensity of biting at each other's throats.

噛み合う かみあう
議論 全く 噛み合わなかった

The discussion didn't mesh at all.

蒟蒻問答 こんにゃくもんどう
二人 議論 全く 噛み合わず まるで 蒟蒻問答 よう だった

The two people's discussion didn't mesh at all; it was like a mismatched dialogue.

噛み付く かみつく
うち 散歩 知らない 噛み付こう した

My dog tried to bite a stranger while we were out for a walk.

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