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Readings

Kana: シャク、か.む
Romaji: shaku, ka.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

bite

Stroke Diagram

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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
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