漢字道KANJIDO

21 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)21 strokesRadical
On
シャク
Kun
か.む
Meaning
to chew

Origin

ORIGIN

Mouth 口 with 爵 as phonetic: to chew thoroughly.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 咀嚼そしゃく

    chewing; digesting

  • 嚼むかむ

    to chew

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

よく嚼んで食べるよう勧められた。

I was told to chew my food well.

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