漢字道KANJIDO

21 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)21 strokesRadical
On
ゲツ・ケツ
Kun
かじ.る・か.む
Meaning
to gnaw

Origin

ORIGIN

Tooth 歯 with a phonetic part: to gnaw away little by little with the teeth.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 齧るかじる

    to gnaw; to dabble in

  • 齧歯類げっしるい

    rodents

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

語学を少し齧った。

They have dabbled a little in languages.

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