噛む

Meanings

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

Part of speech: godan verb (む), transitive

Kanji

• 噛

  Meanings

  chew, bite, gnaw

  On reading

  コウ、ゴウ

  Kun reading

  か.む、か.じる

  Strokes

  15

Example sentences

• 爪を噛むのはよしなさい。

  Don't bite your nails.

  Tatoeba #125561 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 噛むと痛いですか。

  Does it hurt when you chew?

  Tatoeba #226227 · CC BY 2.0 FR