Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 齧る(かじる) in Japanese

齧る, 噛る, 囓る
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
かじる
Romaji
kajiru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to chew; to bite (at); to gnaw; to nibble; to munch; to crunch; to have a smattering of
    Example sentence
    彼女はまだすねかじっている She's still dependent on her parents.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument)
    Example sentence
    大学卒業後10年間すねかじって生活してきた He has lived off his parents for ten years since he graduated from college.

Examples of 齧る, 噛る, 囓る, かじる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
齧る
Plain Polite
齧ります
Negative
齧らない
Negative Polite
齧りません

Past

Plain
齧った
Plain Polite
齧りました
Negative
齧らなかった
Negative Polite
齧りませんでした

Te

Plain
齧って
Plain Polite
齧りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
齧られる
Plain Polite
齧られます
Negative
齧られない
Negative Polite
齧られません


Kanji in this word

15 strokes

chew, bite, gnaw

On'Yomi: コウ, ゴウ

Kun'Yomi: か.む, か.じる

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24 strokes

gnaw

On'Yomi: ゲツ, ケツ

Kun'Yomi: かじ.る, か.む

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21 strokes

gnaw, nibble, munch, have a smattering of

On'Yomi: ゲツ, ケツ

Kun'Yomi: かじ.る, か.む

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