齧る – Vocabulary details

齧かじる

Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch; to crunch

わたしも一ひと口くちかじってみる。I also try taking a bite.

2. to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of; to have a smattering of

かじった程てい度どです。I only have a smattering of it.

gnaw (like an animal)

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to have a smattering knowledge of

to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); (lit.) to gnaw on (someone's) shin

to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); (lit.) to gnaw on (someone's) shin

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