咬
Readings
Kana:
コウ、ヨウ、か.む
Romaji:
kou, you, ka.mu
Meanings
bite, gnaw, chew, gear with, dash against
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
9
Radical Number:
30
Frequency:
Grade:
Skip Pattern:
1-3-6
Korean Reading:
gyo
Chinese Reading:
yao3
Unicode:
54ac
JIS:
527B
Indexes
Nelson Index: 919
New Nelson Index: 787
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d6.11
Four Corner Index: 6004.8
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3543
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0989
Words
噛む
(かむ)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; 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 fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to strongly confute; to argue down; to rebuke; to scold harshly
噛み傷
(かみきず)
bite (wound)
不正咬合
(ふせいこうごう)
malocclusion
蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる
(へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる)
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
咬筋
(こうきん)
masseter muscle
噛ます
(かます)
to force something into someone's mouth (i.e. a gag); to wedge something into a space, filling it; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke); to say or do (something stupid); to try (a bluff)
鼠咬症
(そこうしょう)
ratbite disease
咬傷
(こうしょう)
biting wound; bite
余裕をかます
(よゆうをかます)
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
咬合面
(こうごうめん)
masticating surface; occlusal surface