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    3. 噛

    噛

    噛か.む

    chew

    KMT10Freq #2399Food & DiningKanji15 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    か.むか.じる

    On'yomi

    コウゴウ

    chewbitegnaw

    口歯

    口
    卜
    止
    歯
    米
    凵

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    啣嘴囓噸呰齢嗤噂呰咄囓啣噎嘴歯器噐

    Concepts using this kanji

    噛み付く

    to bite (at)

    噛む

    to bite

    上噛合わせ

    overbite

    噛み千切る

    to bite off

    一枚噛む

    to participate in (as a member)

    噛み分ける

    to taste

    噛み合う

    to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.)

    噛合わせ

    engaging or meshing (of gears)

    口噛み酒

    sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation

    打ち噛ます

    to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge

    打ち噛まし

    striking the face

    苦虫を噛み潰したよう

    sour (expression)

    噛み応え

    chewy texture

    噛み潰す

    to chew up

    噛んで含めるように

    in an easy-to-understand manner

    噛み切る

    to bite off

    噛んで吐き出すように

    curtly, in a displeased manner

    生噛じり

    superficial knowledge

    酸いも甘いも噛み分ける

    to be experienced in the ways of the world

    笑いを噛み殺す

    to stifle a laugh

    御器噛

    cockroach

    噛み殺す

    to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.

    噛み付き亀

    snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

    噛み傷

    bite wound

    骨噛み

    eating bones

    赤噛み蟻

    tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata)

    噛み締める

    to chew thoroughly

    砂を噛むよう

    tasteless

    噛ませ犬

    foil

    噛み裂く

    to bite and tear apart

    甘噛み

    play-biting (e.g. by pets)

    歯噛み

    grinding of the teeth

    噛み砕く

    to crunch

    噛み熟す

    to chew

    蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる

    once bitten twice shy

    噛柴

    willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia)

    窮鼠噛猫

    a cornered rat will bite the cat

    窮鼠猫を噛む

    a cornered rat will bite a cat

    臍を噛む

    to regret bitterly

    爪を噛む癖

    habit of biting one's nails

    噛みタバコ

    chewing tobacco

    噛ます

    to force someone to clamp with their teeth

    噛ませる

    to force someone to clamp with their teeth

    噛みしだく

    to crush with the teeth

    噛み噛み

    while fumbling one's words

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 凵
    • 卜
    • 口
    • 止
    • 米
    • 歯

    is_used_in

    • 噛み合う
    • 噛み砕く
    • 噛み殺す
    • 噛み熟す
    • 噛み切る
    • 噛み締める
    • 噛み付く
    • 噛み分ける
    • 噛む
    • 上噛合わせ
    • 生噛じり
    • 打ち噛ます
    • 歯噛み
    • 噛合わせ
    • 噛み傷
    • 噛み潰す
    • 爪を噛む癖
    • 噛みタバコ
    • 窮鼠噛猫
    • 臍を噛む
    • 噛柴
    • 噛ませ犬
    • 苦虫を噛み潰したよう
    • 噛ます
    • 酸いも甘いも噛み分ける
    • 窮鼠猫を噛む
    • 噛んで含めるように
    • 噛んで吐き出すように
    • 打ち噛まし
    • 噛ませる
    • 噛み付き亀
    • 一枚噛む
    • 御器噛
    • 甘噛み
    • 噛みしだく
    • 口噛み酒
    • 骨噛み
    • 噛み千切る
    • 蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる
    • 砂を噛むよう
    • 噛み応え
    • 赤噛み蟻
    • 笑いを噛み殺す
    • 噛み噛み
    • 噛み裂く

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