I Love Kanjiかじる (kajiru)
かじる is a Japanese verb meaning “to gnaw; to nibble”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- かじる
- Romaji
- kajiru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch; to crunch · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of; to have a smattering of · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of かじる
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | かじる | かじる kajiru |
| Polite (~masu) | かじります | かじります kajirimasu |
| Negative | かじらない | かじらない kajiranai |
| Polite negative | かじりません | かじりません kajirimasen |
| Past | かじった | かじった kajitta |
| Polite past | かじりました | かじりました kajirimashita |
| Negative past | かじらなかった | かじらなかった kajiranakatta |
| Te-form | かじって | かじって kajitte |
| Potential | かじれる | かじれる kajireru |
| Passive | かじられる | かじられる kajirareru |
| Causative | かじらせる | かじらせる kajiraseru |
| Volitional | かじろう | かじろう kajirou |
| Imperative | かじれ | かじれ kajire |
| Conditional (~ba) | かじれば | かじれば kajireba |
Source: JMdict entry 1610640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.