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噛かむ

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Inflections of 噛む
Common
かむ
Meaning
    1. ①
      to bite
      爪つめを噛かむのはよしなさい。
      Don't bite your nails.
    2. ②
      to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
      噛かむと痛いたいですか。
      Does it hurt when you chew?
    3. ③
      to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer
    4. ④
      to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
    5. ⑤
      to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together
    6. ⑥
      to be involved in
      See also: 一枚噛む (いちまいかむ)
    7. ⑦
      to convince; to persuade
      used by Edo period prostitutes
Kanji
噛 コウ chew, bite, gnaw
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Sentences
野菜やさいでも肉類にくるいでも、よく噛かんで食たべることが何なによりも大切たいせつである。
It is most important to chew your food, whether vegetable or meat, before you swallow it.
吠ほえる犬いぬは滅多めったに噛かまないものだ。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
彼女かのじょは爪つめを噛かむ癖くせがある。
She has a habit of biting her nails.
彼かれは背中せなかを掻かいたり、爪つめを噛かんだりする癖くせがある。
He has a habit of scratching his back and biting his nails.
彼かれは爪つめを噛かむ癖くせをやっと直なおした。
He managed to cure himself of his habit of nibbling his nails.
爪つめを噛かむのはよしなさい。
Don't bite your nails.
食たべ物ものが噛かみにくいのです。
I have difficulty chewing.
私わたくしは唇くちびるを噛かんだ。
I bit my lip.
噛かむとこの歯はが痛いたみます。
When I bite down, this tooth hurts.
右側みぎがわでは噛かまないでくださいね。
Don't bite on the right side.