Search Terms: *咬*
Dictionary results(showing 15 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)
Other readings:
咬む【かむ】
、嚙む【かむ】
、嚼む【かむ】
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)
See also:猿ぐつわをかます (さるぐつわをかます)
2.
to wedge into a space(usually kana)
3.
4.
to pull (a joke), to say or do (something stupid), to try (a bluff)(usually kana)
Other readings:
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)
Other readings:
かませる《嚼ませる》
、かませる《咬ませる》
noun
•
bite (wound)
See also:咬傷 (こうしょう)
Other readings:
かみ傷【かみきず】
、咬み傷【かみきず】
、噛傷【かみきず】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
noun, noun (prefix)
2.
Java(usually kana)(used for Javanese items imported by Dutch traders during the Edo period)
noun
3.
4.
striped fabric imported from Java (often cotton, sometimes mixed with silk)(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:ジャガタラ縞
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
expression
•
once bitten twice shy, to become over cautious from a bad experience, to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
Other readings:
蛇に咬まれて朽ち縄に怖じる【へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる】
、蛇に噛まれて朽縄に怖じる【へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる】
、蛇に噛まれて朽縄におじる【へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる】
、蛇にかまれて朽縄におじる【へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる】