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かむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む)
1. 強く上下の歯を合わす。
2. 歯で食べ物を切ったり、砕いたりする。
3. 歯や牙で傷つける。
4. 水流が激しくぶつかる。
5. 二つ以上のものがかみあう。食い合う。
6. あることに関係している。
7. 言葉を言いそこなったり、途中でつかえたりする。
Alt. forms
嚙かむ
44%
噛かむ
42%
かむ
10%
咬かむ
2%
嚼かむ
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 1916
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
3 more...
Examples (10 in total)
Chew your food well.
Tom bit his lip.
A dog bit her leg.
His leg was bitten by a crocodile.
I had to bite my lip to prevent myself from laughing.
Come to think of it, I haven't chewed gum in years.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Don't believe everything you hear.
We tend to think that most dogs bite.
The dog that bit the child was caught soon after.