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かじる齧る囓る噛るTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #7392
1

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

Examples
犬は肉を骨からかじりとった。
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

親のすねをかじる親の脛をかじる親の脛を齧る親の脛を囓る親のすねを囓る親の臑を噛るおやのすねをかじるExpressionGodan verbFreq #132447
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Idiomatic expression

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

Examples
彼はまだ親のすねをかじっている。
He's still sponging off his parents.