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かむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, 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
6. to be involved in
7. to convince; to persuade
used by Edo period prostitutes
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.