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噛む咬むかむ嚙む嚼むTransitiveGodan verbFreq #3366
1

to bite

Examples
爪を噛むのはよしなさい。
Don't bite your nails.
2

to chew; to gnaw; to masticate

Examples
噛むと痛いですか。
Does it hurt when you chew?
3

to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer

4

to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

5

to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together

6

to be involved in

7

Archaic; Used by Edo period prostitutes

to convince; to persuade

歯噛み歯がみはがみ歯嚙みNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #18702
1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism

2

grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

一枚噛むいちまいかむ一枚嚙むExpressionGodan verbFreq #42718
1

Idiomatic expression

to participate in (as a member); to get involved in

Examples
どうも彼はその件に一枚かんでいるようだ。
It sounds to me as if he has something to do with the matter.
かぶりつきかぶり付き噛り付き齧り付きNounUsually kanaFreq #86948
1

front-row sets; ringside seats

すねをかじる脛を齧るスネをかじる臑を嚙るExpressionUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #152461
1

Idiomatic expression

to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')