Word Meaning 噛む

かむ kamu

噛む is read as かむ (kamu) and means to be involved in.

Meaning

English

to be involved in
to bite
to convince
to persuade
to crash against (e.g. of waves)
to break onto (shore)
to chew
to gnaw

Reading

Kana

かむ

Romaji

kamu

Writing Variants

咬むかむ kamu
嚼むかむ kamu
嚙むかむ kamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Synonyms 咬む Related Words 噛み締める,咬む,噛み分ける,噛みこむ,噛み砕く,噛み潰す,噛み切る,味わう Rank 8046 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

噛み付く

かみつく

to bite (at)

Example Sentences

1

爪を噛む癖をやめたい。

つめをかむくせをやめたい。

I want to stop my habit of biting my nails.