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For pronunciation and definitions of はむ – see the following entry.
食む
[verb] (archaic, dialectal) to chew and ingest food; to eat
[verb] to get paid, receive a stipend (from a duty, work, etc.) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
[verb] to harm, injure
(This term, はむ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as はむ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はむ.)