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噛む, 咬む, 嚙む, 嚼む, かむ
Conjugated: 噛み
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to bite
2. to chew, to gnaw, to masticate
3. to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with one's words, to stutter, to stammer
4. to crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore)
5. to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together
噛むと痛いですか。
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しがむ, 噛む
Conjugated: 噛み
Godan verb, Transitive, Rare
to chew (strongly)
噛むと痛いですか。
噛み付く, 噛みつく, 噛付く, かみ付く, かみつく
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to bite (at), to snap at
2. to snap at (someone), to flare up at, to jump down (someone's) throat
ほえる犬が必ずしもかみつくわけではない。
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噛み合う, かみ合う, かみあう
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.), to engage with each other, to meet (of teeth), to occlude
2. to bite each other
usu. in the negative
3. to be on the same wavelength, to mesh
噛み合う犬は呼び難し。
噛み, 歯がみ, 歯嚙み, はがみ
Takes suru, Intransitive
1. grinding of the teeth, involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding, bruxism
2. grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation, gnashing one's teeth, gritting one's teeth
噛み, かみ傷, 咬み傷, かみきず
See 咬傷
bite wound, bite
噛み, あま噛み, あまがみ, あまかみ
Takes suru, Transitive
play-biting (e.g. by pets), mouthing, nipping
噛み, ほねかみ
Takes suru
eating bones, gnawing on a bone, osteophagy
噛み砕く, かみくだく
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to crunch, to masticate
2. to simplify, to explain plainly
噛み熟す, 噛みこなす, 噛熟す, かみ殺す, かみこなす
Godan verb, Transitive
to chew, to digest
噛み切る, かみ切る, かみきる
Godan verb, Transitive
to bite off, to gnaw through
サメがその男の足を噛み切った。
噛み潰す, 噛潰す, かみつぶす
Godan verb, Transitive
to chew up
噛み, くちかみざけ, くちかみさけ
sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation
噛み応え, 噛みごたえ, かみごたえ
chewy texture
あかかみあり, 赤噛み, アカカミアリ
tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata)
かみかみ, 噛み噛み, カミカミ
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' particle
while fumbling one's words, with a stutter
噛み裂く, かみさく
Godan verb, Transitive
to bite and tear apart
噛み締める, 噛みしめる, かみ締める, 噛締める, かみしめる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to chew thoroughly, to bite (e.g. one's lip)
2. to reflect upon, to digest
成功の喜びをかみしめる。
噛み分ける, 噛分ける, かみ分ける, かみわける
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to taste, to distinguish, to understand
噛みタバコ, 噛み煙草, 噛煙草, かみタバコ
chewing tobacco
かみつきがめ, 噛み付き亀, 噛付亀, カミツキガメ
snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
噛みしだく, かみしだく
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to crush with the teeth, to crunch
2. to simplify
噛み千切る, 噛みちぎる, かみちぎる
Godan verb, Transitive
to bite off
噛み殺す, 噛殺す, かみ殺す, かみころす
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.
2. to bite to death
私はあくびをかみ殺した。
笑いを噛み殺す, 笑いをかみ殺す, わらいをかみころす
Expression, Godan verb
to stifle a laugh, to hold back a laugh
苦虫を噛み潰したよう, 苦虫を噛みつぶしたよう, にがむしをかみつぶしたよう
Expression, NA-adjective, See 苦虫, Idiomatic expression
sour (expression), as if having chewed on a bitter bug
酸いも甘いも噛み分ける, 酸いも甘いもかみ分ける, 酸いも甘いもかみわける, すいもあまいもかみわける
Expression, Ichidan verb
to be experienced in the ways of the world, to taste the bitter and the sweet
歯車がかみ合う, 歯車が噛み合う, はぐるまがかみあう
Expression, Godan verb
to mesh (of gears), to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
最後まで議論の歯車が噛み合わなかった。
歯車がかみ合わない, 歯車が噛み合わない, はぐるまがかみあわない
Expression
not meshing (of people, organizations, etc.), not seeing eye to eye
かみ合わせる, 噛み合わせる, 噛み合せる, かみ合せる, 噛合わせる, かみあわせる
Ichidan verb
1. to clench (teeth), to engage (gears)
2. to set to fighting
噛合わせ, かみ合わせ, 噛合せ, 噛み合せ, かみ合せ, かみあわせ
1. engaging or meshing (of gears)
2. occlusion (of teeth)
かみ合わせが不自然ではないですか。