This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゲツ、ケツ、かじ.る、か.む
Romaji: getsu, ketsu, kaji.ru, ka.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

gnaw, nibble, munch, have a smattering of

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  21
Radical Number:  211
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-6-15
Korean Reading:  seol
Chinese Reading:  nie4
Unicode:  9f67
JIS:  7376

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5434
New Nelson Index: 7097
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a19.4
Four Corner Index: 5777.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 48651
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.1103

Words

齧る (かじる)
to chew; to bite (at); to gnaw; to nibble; to munch; to crunch; to have a smattering of; to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument)
齧歯目 (げっしもく)
Rodentia; order comprising the rodents
脛齧り (すねかじり)
sponging (e.g. off one's parents)
齧歯類 (げっしるい)
rodent
食い齧る (くいかじる)
to nibble at; to have a smattering of knowledge
かぶり付く (かぶりつく、かじりつく)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
齧り散らす (かじりちらす)
to gnaw at and scatter around; to start a lot of things without finishing any
聞きかじる (ききかじる)
to have a smattering knowledge of
生噛じり (なまかじり)
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
石にかじりついてでも (いしにかじりついてでも)
(to get something done) even if through hell and high water
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