噛み締める

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
噛 締
か
Hyōgai 		し
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
嚙み締める (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 噛み (kami, “to chew, 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb 噛(か)む (kamu)”) +‎ 締める (shimeru)

Pronunciation

Verb

噛(か)み締(し)める • (kamishimeru) transitive ichidan (stem 噛(か)み締(し)め (kamishime), past 噛(か)み締(し)めた (kamishimeta))

  1. to chew thoroughly, to bite (e.g. one's lip)
    唇(くちびる)を噛(か)み締(し)めて耐(た)える
    kuchibiru o kamishimete taeru
    to endure (something) by biting one's lip
  2. (figurative) to reflect upon, to digest
    幸(しあわ)せを噛(か)み締(し)める
    shiawase o kamishimeru
    to reflect upon happiness

Conjugation

Conjugation of "噛み締める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 噛み締め かみしめ kamishime
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 噛み締め かみしめ kamishime
Shūshikei ("terminal") 噛み締める かみしめる kamishimeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 噛み締める かみしめる kamishimeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 噛み締めれ かみしめれ kamishimere
Meireikei ("imperative") 噛み締めよ¹
噛み締めろ² 		かみしめよ¹
かみしめろ² 		kamishimeyo¹
kamishimero²
Key constructions
Passive 噛み締められる かみしめられる kamishimerareru
Causative 噛み締めさせる
噛み締めさす 		かみしめさせる
かみしめさす 		kamishimesaseru
kamishimesasu
Potential 噛み締められる
噛み締めれる³ 		かみしめられる
かみしめれる³ 		kamishimerareru
kamishimereru³
Volitional 噛み締めよう かみしめよう kamishimeyō
Negative 噛み締めない
噛み締めぬ
噛み締めん 		かみしめない
かみしめぬ
かみしめん 		kamishimenai
kamishimenu
kamishimen
Negative continuative 噛み締めず かみしめず kamishimezu
Formal 噛み締めます かみしめます kamishimemasu
Perfective 噛み締めた かみしめた kamishimeta
Conjunctive 噛み締めて かみしめて kamishimete
Hypothetical conditional 噛み締めれば かみしめれば kamishimereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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