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噛かむ

#4,229

Common

かむ

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to bite
  
  爪つめを噛かむのはよしなさい。
  
  Don't bite your nails.
2. ②
  
  to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
  
  噛かむと痛いたいですか。
  
  Does it hurt when you chew?
3. ③
  
  to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer
4. ④
  
  to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
5. ⑤
  
  to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together
6. ⑥
  
  to be involved in
  
  See also: 一枚噛む (いちまいかむ)
7. ⑦
  
  to convince; to persuade
  
  used by Edo period prostitutes

Kanji

咬コウ bite, gnaw, chew

Forms

かじる

#19,897

かじる

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch; to crunch
  
  犬いぬは肉にくを骨ほねからかじりとった。
  
  The dog bit meat off the bone.
2. ②
  
  to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of; to have a smattering of

Kanji

齧ゲツ gnaw, nibble, munch

Forms

かます

#58,233

かます

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag)
  
  See also: 猿ぐつわをかます (さるぐつわをかます)
2. ②
  
  to wedge into a space
3. ③
  
  to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit)
  
  See also: 一発かます (いっぱつかます)
4. ④
  
  to pull (a joke); to say or do (something stupid); to try (a bluff)

Forms

噛かみ締しめる

#14,291

かみしめる

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip)
2. ②
  
  to reflect upon; to digest

Kanji

噛コウ chew, bite, gnaw 締テイ tighten, tie, shut

Forms

噛かみ付つく

#24,971

Common

かみつく

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to bite (at); to snap at
  
  ほえる犬いぬが必かならずしもかみつくわけではない。
  
  Barking dogs don't always bite.
2. ②
  
  to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

Kanji

噛コウ chew, bite, gnaw 付フ adhere, attach, refer to

Forms

かぶりつく

#52,444

かぶりつく

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
2. ②
  
  to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
  
  Only applies to かじりつく
  
  選挙せんきょの結果けっか出でてくるにつれ、皆みなテレビにかじりついた。
  
  Everyone was glued to the TV set as the election results came in.

Forms

噛かみ合あう

#15,129

かみあう

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to meet (of teeth); to occlude
  
  歯車はぐるまがかみ合あっている。
  
  The cog-wheels are in gear.
2. ②
  
  to bite each other
  
  噛かみ合あう犬いぬは呼よび難がたし。
  
  You can't call dogs off from a fight.
3. ③
  
  to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
  
  usu. in the negative
  
  うまく噛かみ合あわないまま何時間なんじかんも話はなし合あった。
  
  They talked for hours at cross purposes.