咀 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- ソ・ショ
- Kun
- か.む
- Meaning
- to chew
Origin
Mouth 口 with 且 as phonetic: to break food down with the mouth.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 咀嚼そしゃく
chewing; digesting (an idea)
- 咀むかむ
to chew
Example
話の中身をよく咀嚼して答えた。
They digested the substance of the talk before answering.
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