Meaning of かむ in Japanese
Definition of かむ
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(v5m, vt) to bite; to chew; to gnaw
「僕の歯はとっても弱くってりんごはかめません」と男の子は言いました。
"My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy. - to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
- to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together
- to be involved in
- to fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words
- to strongly confute; to argue down; to rebuke; to scold harshly
- (n) family affairs; family business
- steward in charge of the affairs of a samurai family (middle ages)
Words related to かむ
- (v5m) to be shy; to be bashful
- (n) mould grown on rice, barley, beans, etc. as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc. (mold); malted rice; malt
- (n) Shinto priest
- (n) divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
- kamikaze
- (n) purplish red
- (n) harmonious; intimate
