噛み砕く

• 読み: かみくだく
• ローマ字: kamikudaku
• 漢字の分解: 噛 (ka) — chew, bite; 砕 (sai) — crush, break into pieces
• 発音: /ka.mi.kɯ.da.kɯ/

意味

To chew thoroughly, breaking food into pieces; figuratively, to explain something complex in simple, digestible terms.

A Group 1 (godan) verb used in both literal and figurative contexts. The figurative sense — explaining something in accessible language — is particularly common in academic and professional settings. The image is of breaking down something hard into manageable pieces. Frequently used in the pattern 噛み砕いて説明する (to explain in simple terms). It implies effort and skill in translation between complexity and clarity.

例文

1. 講師は難解な法律用語を噛み砕いて、誰にもわかるように説明した。
2. 固いパンを時間をかけて噛み砕きながら、老人はゆっくりと食べた。
3. 複雑な概念を噛み砕いて伝える能力は、優れた指導者に欠かせない。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, teaching, communication, writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 噛む (to chew) and 砕く (to break into pieces, to crush). The combined image is of grinding something down until nothing hard remains.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes