噛む

• 読み: かむ
• ローマ字: kamu
• 漢字の分解: 噛 (kou/ka) — bite, chew, gnaw
• 発音: /ka.mɯ/

意味

To bite; to chew. The physical action of pressing teeth together on something.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb conjugated with the む row. Used for biting, chewing food, and also for dogs biting people. Colloquially, 噛む can mean to stumble over one's words (言葉を噛む). The expression よく噛んで食べる (chew well before swallowing) is common health advice.

例文

1. よく噛んで食べてください。
2. 犬に手を噛まれました。
3. 硬いものを噛むと歯が痛いです。

使い方ガイド

場面: eating, health, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese かむ. The kanji 噛 combines 口 (mouth) and 齒 (teeth), directly depicting the action of biting with the mouth.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal