噛

See also: 齧 and 嚙

噛 U+565B, 噛 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-565B ← 噚 [U+565A] CJK Unified Ideographs 噜 → [U+565C]

Translingual

Traditional	齧/嚙
Shinjitai (extended)	噛
Simplified	啮

Han character

噛 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 口卜一山 (RYMU) or 難難口卜一 (XXRYM), four-corner 6107₂, composition ⿰口歯)

Related characters

• 齧 (Orthodox traditional form of 嚙 in Chinese)
• 嚙 (Kyūjitai form of 噛)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 209, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 682, character 17
• Unihan data for U+565B

Usage notes

This character is an extended shinjitai character and is not used in Chinese.

Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	噛
Kyūjitai	嚙

Kanji

噛

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 嚙)

1. Extended shinjitai form of 嚙: to bite; to chew; to gnaw

Readings

• Go-on: ぎょう (gyō)^{←げう (geu, historical)}
• Kan-on: ごう (gō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: こう (kō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
• Kun: しがむ (shigamu, 噛む); かじる (kajiru, 噛る); かぶる (kaburu, 噛る); かます (kamasu, 噛ます); かませる (kamaseru, 噛ませる); かむ (kamu, 噛む)

Usage notes

This is one of the 22 widely used extended shinjitai (簡(かん)易(い)慣(かん)用(よう)字(じ)体(たい) (kan'i kan'yō jitai)).

Compounds

Compounds

• 噛(か)ませ犬(いぬ) (kamaseinu): underdog
• 噛(か)み合(あ)う (kamiau): to bite one another; to engage with
• 噛(か)み合(あ)わせ (kamiawase): (dentistry) occlusion
• 噛(か)み合(あ)わせる (kamiawaseru): to clench one's teeth; to engage
• 噛(か)み切(き)る (kamikiru): to bite off; to gnaw through
• 噛(か)み傷(きず) (kamikizu): bite wound
• 噛(か)み熟(こな)す (kamikonasu): to chew; to digest
• 噛(か)み殺(ころ)す (kamikorosu)
• 噛(か)み応(ごた)え (kamigotae): chewy texture
• 噛(か)みしだく (kamishidaku): to crunch
• 噛(か)み千切(ちぎ)る (kamichigiru): to bite into pieces
• 噛(か)み付(つ)く (kamitsuku): (figuratively) to bite at someone; to flare up
• 噛(か)み付(つ)き亀(がめ) (kamitsukigame): common snapping turtle
• 噛(か)み潰(つぶ)す (kamitsubusu): to crush with one's teeth; to chew up
• 噛(か)み締(し)める (kamishimeru): to bite one's lip; to reflect
• 噛(か)み分(わ)ける (kamiwakeru): to taste; to distinguish
• 噛柴(タムシバ) (tamushiba): Magnolia salicifolia
• 噛(かぶ)り付(つ)き (kaburitsuki): to sink one's teeth into
• 口噛(くちか)み酒(ざけ) (kuchikamizake): kuchikamizake