Word details

噛み切る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 噛み切る.

Dictionary

Entry

噛み切るかみ切るみきるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #31624
1

to bite off; to gnaw through

Examples
サメがその男の足を噛み切った
A shark snapped the man's leg off.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

chew, bite, gnaw

15 strokesFrequency 2,399

On

コウゴウ

Kun

か.むか.じる

cut, cutoff, be sharp

4 strokesFrequency 324JLPT N3Grade 2

On

セツサイ

Kun

き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ

Nanori

きつきりぎり

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