Word details

食いしばる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食いしばる.

Dictionary

Entry

食いしばる食い縛るいしば喰い縛るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #24588
1

As 歯を〜

to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp

Examples
歯をくいしばってください。
Bite together, please.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain

16 strokesFrequency 1,764JLPT N1Grade 8

On

バク

Kun

しば.る

eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji)

12 strokesGrade 9

Kun

く.うく.らう

Nanori

じき

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