噛
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Translingual
| Traditional | 齧/嚙 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai (extended) |
噛 |
| Simplified | 啮 |
Han character
噛 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 口卜一山 (RYMU) or 難難口卜一 (XXRYM), four-corner 61072, composition ⿰口歯)
Related characters
- 齧 (Orthodox traditional form of 嚙 in Chinese)
- 嚙 (Kyūjitai form of 噛)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 209, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 682, character 17
- Unihan data for U+565B
Usage notes
This character is an extended shinjitai character and is not used in Chinese.
Japanese
| 噛 | |
| 嚙 |
Kanji
噛
(Hyōgai kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 嚙)
- Extended shinjitai form of 嚙: to bite; to chew; to gnaw
Readings
- Go-on: ぎょう (gyō)←げう (geu, historical)
- Kan-on: ごう (gō)←がう (gau, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: こう (kō)←かう (kau, historical)
- Kun: しがむ (shigamu, 噛む)、かじる (kajiru, 噛る)、かぶる (kaburu, 噛る)、かます (kamasu, 噛ます)、かませる (kamaseru, 噛ませる)、かむ (kamu, 噛む)
Usage notes
This is one of the 22 widely used extended shinjitai (簡易慣用字体 (kan'i kan'yō jitai)).
Compounds
Compounds
- 噛ませ犬 (kamaseinu): underdog
- 噛み合う (kamiau): to bite one another; to engage with
- 噛み合わせ (kamiawase): (dentistry) occlusion
- 噛み合わせる (kamiawaseru): to clench one's teeth; to engage
- 噛み切る (kamikiru): to bite off; to gnaw through
- 噛み傷 (kamikizu): bite wound
- 噛み熟す (kamikonasu): to chew; to digest
- 噛み殺す (kamikorosu)
- 噛み応え (kamigotae): chewy texture
- 噛みしだく (kamishidaku): to crunch
- 噛み千切る (kamichigiru): to bite into pieces
- 噛み付く (kamitsuku): (figuratively) to bite at someone; to flare up
- 噛み付き亀 (kamitsukigame): common snapping turtle
- 噛み潰す (kamitsubusu): to crush with one's teeth; to chew up
- 噛み締める (kamishimeru): to bite one's lip; to reflect
- 噛み分ける (kamiwakeru): to taste; to distinguish
- 噛柴 (tamushiba): Magnolia salicifolia
- 噛り付き (kaburitsuki): to sink one's teeth into
- 口噛み酒 (kuchikamizake): kuchikamizake