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    3. 食い締める

    食い締める

    食くい​締しめ​る​

    to clench (one's teeth)

    NTVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    喰い締める食いしめる食締める

    くいしめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to clench (one's teeth), to bite (one's lip)
    obsolete term

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    Characters that make up this word

    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    締
    し.まる・し.まり・し.める・-し.め・-じ.め…(1)
    tighten・tie・shut・lock・fasten
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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