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    3. 咀嚼

    咀嚼

    咀そ嚼しゃく

    chewing

    NTNews #45+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab29 strokes

    そしゃく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    chewing, mastication
    2.
    digestion (e.g. of words), assimilation, comprehension, appreciation

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    Kanji that make up this word

    咀
    か.む…(2)
    bite・eat
    嚼
    か.む…(1)
    bite
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