Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
嚙ます (kyūjitai)
咬ます
嚼ます

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()ます (kamasutransitive godan (stem ()まし (kamashi), past ()ました (kamashita))

  1. to force someone to clamp with their teeth, to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag)
    猿轡(さるぐつわ)かます
    sarugutsuwa o kamasu
    to gag someone
  2. to wedge into a space
  3. to inflict (a blow), to deal (a hit)
  4. to pull (a joke), to say or do (something stupid), to try (a bluff)

Usage notes

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This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN