嚼
Readings
Kana:
シャク、か.む
Romaji:
shaku, ka.mu
Meaning
bite
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
21
Radical Number:
30
Frequency:
Grade:
Skip Pattern:
1-3-18
Korean Reading:
jag
Chinese Reading:
jue2
Unicode:
56bc
JIS:
5370
Indexes
Nelson Index: 1016
New Nelson Index: 926
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d18.3
Four Corner Index: 6204.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4602
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1183
Words
咀嚼
(そしゃく)
chewing; mastication; breaking into bite-sized pieces; digestion; assimilation
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
咀嚼筋
(そしゃくきん)
muscle of mastication
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)
咀嚼運動
(そしゃくうんどう)
mastication
咀嚼力
(そしゃくりょく)
chewing power; chewing strength; bite strength; masticatory strength; strength of mastication