I Love Kanji噛む (kamu)
噛む (かむ, kamu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to bite”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かむ
- Romaji
- kamu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to bite · godan verb, transitive
- to chew; to gnaw; to masticate · godan verb, transitive
- to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer · godan verb, transitive
- to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore) · godan verb, transitive
- to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 噛む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 噛む | かむ kamu |
| Polite (~masu) | 噛みます | かみます kamimasu |
| Negative | 噛まない | かまない kamanai |
| Polite negative | 噛みません | かみません kamimasen |
| Past | 噛んだ | かんだ kanda |
| Polite past | 噛みました | かみました kamimashita |
| Negative past | 噛まなかった | かまなかった kamanakatta |
| Te-form | 噛んで | かんで kande |
| Potential | 噛める | かめる kameru |
| Passive | 噛まれる | かまれる kamareru |
| Causative | 噛ませる | かませる kamaseru |
| Volitional | 噛もう | かもう kamou |
| Imperative | 噛め | かめ kame |
| Conditional (~ba) | 噛めば | かめば kameba |
Kanji in 噛む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 噛む.
Source: JMdict entry 1209240 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.