噛

See also: 齧 and 嚙

噛 U+565B, 噛 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-565B ← 噚 [U+565A] CJK Unified Ideographs 噜 → [U+565C]

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

Shinjitai (extended)	噛
Kyūjitai	嚙

Kanji

噛

(Hyōgai kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 嚙)

1. 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(かん)易(い)慣(かん)用(よう)字(じ)体(たい) (kan'i kan'yō jitai)).

Compounds

Compounds

• 噛(か)ませ犬(いぬ) (kamaseinu): underdog
• 噛(か)み合(あ)う (kamiau): to bite one another; to engage with
• 噛(か)み合(あ)わせ (kamiawase): (dentistry) occlusion
• 噛(か)み合(あ)わせる (kamiawaseru): to clench one's teeth; to engage
• 噛(か)み切(き)る (kamikiru): to bite off; to gnaw through
• 噛(か)み傷(きず) (kamikizu): bite wound
• 噛(か)み熟(こな)す (kamikonasu): to chew; to digest
• 噛(か)み殺(ころ)す (kamikorosu)
• 噛(か)み応(ごた)え (kamigotae): chewy texture
• 噛(か)みしだく (kamishidaku): to crunch
• 噛(か)み千切(ちぎ)る (kamichigiru): to bite into pieces
• 噛(か)み付(つ)く (kamitsuku): (figuratively) to bite at someone; to flare up
• 噛(か)み付(つ)き亀(がめ) (kamitsukigame): common snapping turtle
• 噛(か)み潰(つぶ)す (kamitsubusu): to crush with one's teeth; to chew up
• 噛(か)み締(し)める (kamishimeru): to bite one's lip; to reflect
• 噛(か)み分(わ)ける (kamiwakeru): to taste; to distinguish
• 噛柴(タムシバ) (tamushiba): Magnolia salicifolia
• 噛(かぶ)り付(つ)き (kaburitsuki): to sink one's teeth into
• 口噛(くちか)み酒(ざけ) (kuchikamizake): kuchikamizake