噛
Stroke order
Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Meaning
chew, bite, gnaw
English glosses from KANJIDIC2.
Readings
- On (Sino-Japanese)
- コウ
- ゴウ
- Kun (native)
- か(む)
- か(じる)
- Other languages
- 拼音nie4
- 한글gyo
- Hán-ViệtNiết
Basics
- Strokes
- 15 strokes
- Radical
- 口(くち)
- JIS level
- Level 1
- Unicode
U+565B
Components
Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.
Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰口歯
Words using this kanji
- 噛むかむto bite, to chew, to gnaw, to masticate
- 噛み付くかみつくto bite (at), to snap at, to snap at (someone), to flare up at
- 噛柴たむしばwillow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia), anise magnolia
- 噛むしがむto chew (strongly)
- 噛み傷かみきずbite wound, bite
- 噛ますかますto force someone to clamp with their teeth, to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag), to wedge into a space, to inflict (a blow)
- 噛み合うかみあうto mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.), to engage with each other, to meet (of teeth), to occlude
- 噛み砕くかみくだくto crunch, to masticate, to simplify, to explain plainly
- 噛み殺すかみころすto suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.), to stifle, to bite to death
- 噛み切るかみきるto bite off, to gnaw through
- 噛み潰すかみつぶすto chew up
- 噛ませるかませるto force someone to clamp with their teeth, to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag), to wedge into a space, to inflict (a blow)
- 噛み応えかみごたえchewy texture
- 噛み噛みかみかみwhile fumbling one's words, with a stutter
- 噛み裂くかみさくto bite and tear apart
- 噛みこなすかみこなすto chew thoroughly, to masticate, to comprehend, to digest (e.g. an idea)
- 噛み締めるかみしめるto chew thoroughly, to bite (e.g. one's lip), to reflect upon, to digest
- 噛み分けるかみわけるto taste, to distinguish, to understand
- 噛み合わせかみあわせocclusion, bite, engaging or meshing (of gears)
- 噛みタバコかみタバコchewing tobacco
Words starting with this kanji, most common first.
Variants
Lookup codes
- SKIP
1-3-12- Four Corner
6107.2- Spahn–Hadamitzky
3d15.2- Heisig
- 2290
- Nelson
- 1012