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噛む

噛む

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 嚙む, 咬む, 嚼む

Verb

噛む (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana かむ, romaji kamu)

  1. bite
    つめを ()んじゃない。
    Tsume o kamu n janai.
    Don't bite your nails.
  2. chew
    よく ()んでください。
    Yoku kande kudasai.
    Please chew well.

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3