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ๅ›“
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Meanings

gnaw

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฒใƒ„
ใ‚ฑใƒ„
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใ˜.ใ‚‹
ใ‹.ใ‚€

Common Words

้ฝงใ‚‹
ๅ›“ใ‚‹
ๅ™›ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #7392
1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch; to crunch

Examples
็Šฌใฏ่‚‰ใ‚’้ชจใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ˜ใ‚ŠใจใฃใŸใ€‚
The dog bit meat off the bone.
2

to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of; to have a smattering of

่ฆชใฎ่„›ใ‚’ใ‹ใ˜ใ‚‹
่ฆชใฎ่„›ใ‚’้ฝงใ‚‹
่ฆชใฎ่„›ใ‚’ๅ›“ใ‚‹
่ฆชใฎใ™ใญใ‚’ๅ›“ใ‚‹
่ฆชใฎ่‡‘ใ‚’ๅ™›ใ‚‹
ใŠใ‚„ใฎใ™ใญใ‚’ใ‹ใ˜ใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #132447
1

Idiomatic expression

to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; to nibble at one's parents' shins

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใพใ ่ฆชใฎใ™ใญใ‚’ใ‹ใ˜ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He's still sponging off his parents.
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