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きしむ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word きしむ

軋む
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #8362
1

to jar; to creak; to grate

Examples
テーブルがきしむほど食物がたくさんあった。
The table was groaning with food.

Kanji in this Word

8 strokes

Meanings

squeak
creak
grate

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
アツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
きし.る
きし.む
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