Kanji details for

 
Uses 21 strokes


Search words that:
- start with 嚼
- end with 嚼
- contain 嚼
bite
KUN:
  • か.む
    ka.mu
ON:
  • シャク
    shaku
Written with 21 strokes

Radicals:
Example words(showing 7 results)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
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
See also:一枚噛む
7.
to convince, to persuade(archaism)(used by Edo period prostitutes)
All readings:
噛む【かむ】
咬む【かむ】
嚙む【かむ】
嚼む【かむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
chewing, mastication
2.
digestion (e.g. of words), assimilation, comprehension, appreciation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to force someone to clamp with their teeth, to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag)(usually kana)
2.
to wedge into a space(usually kana)
3.
to inflict (a blow), to deal (a hit)(usually kana)
4.
to pull (a joke), to say or do (something stupid), to try (a bluff)(usually kana)
All readings:
かます《噛ます》
かます《咬ます》
かます《嚼ます》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to force someone to clamp with their teeth, to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag)(usually kana)
2.
to wedge into a space(usually kana)
3.
to inflict (a blow), to deal (a hit)(usually kana)
4.
to pull (a joke), to say or do (something stupid), to try (a bluff)(usually kana)
All readings:
かませる《噛ませる》
かませる《嚼ませる》
かませる《咬ませる》

noun
chewing power, chewing strength, bite strength, masticatory strength, strength of mastication