THE WORD · N4
噛む
bite ; chew
Verbe · Group 1 verb
舌噛んだ!
I bit my tongue.
Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: tommy_san · French : Snout
Parts of speech
Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Verb group: Group 1 (godan)
Verb usage: freight forwarder
English dictionary meanings
- to bite
- to chew
- to gnaw
- to masticate
- to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.)
- to falter with one's words
- to stutter
- to stammer
- to crash against (e.g. of waves)
- to break onto (shore)
- to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.)
- to mesh
- to fit together
- to be involved in
- to convince
- to persuade