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
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument)

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


Related Kanji

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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