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29 words found beginning with '噛'
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Most common form: かじる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to chew; to bite (at); to gnaw; to nibble; to munch; to crunch; to have a smattering of  (often written with kana only)
2. to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: かむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bite
2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to bite (at); to snap at; to snarl at
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while fumbling one's words; with a stutter  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: かます
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to force something into someone's mouth (i.e. a gag)  (see also: 猿ぐつわをかます; often written with kana only)
2. to wedge something into a space, filling it  (often written with kana only)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to gear (engage) with; to be in gear (mesh)
2. to bite each other
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1. to force something into someone's mouth (i.e. a gag)  (often written with kana only)
2. to wedge something into a space, filling it
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip)
2. to reflect upon; to digest
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to chew; to digest
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Most common form: 噛み殺す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.
2. to bite to death
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57 words found containing '噛' in any position
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Most common form: 生かじり
1. superficial knowledge; smattering
2. dabbler; dilettante
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Most common form: 甘がみ
play-biting
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Most common form: 一発かます
expression, 'su' godan verb
to hit someone; to blast someone  (slang)
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Most common form: 歯車がかみ合う
expression, 'u' godan verb
to mesh (of gears); to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
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noun
tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 親のすねかじり
expression, noun
sponging off one's parents
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; to nibble at one's parents shins
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Most common form: 歯車がかみ合わない
expression, 'i' adjective
not meshing (of people, organizations, etc.); not seeing eye to eye
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
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Most common form: 余裕をかます
expression, 'su' godan verb
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare  (colloquialism)
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