嚼

21 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

bite

Kun'yomi
  • かむ
    		to bite ②to chew ③to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.) ④to crash against (e.g. of waves)
On'yomi
  • シャク

Main Radical

口(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シャク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

bite
シャク　か.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
baron, peerage, court rank
シャク (9th, N1)
claw radical (no. 87)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら
court rank(爵) variant
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)

Common Words

そ
咀
しゃく
嚼
chewing ②digestion (e.g. of words)
そ
咀
しゃく
嚼
きん
筋
muscle of mastication
そ
咀
しゃく
嚼
うん
運
どう
動
mastication
そ
咀
しゃく
嚼
りょく
力
chewing power
にっ
日
ぽん
本
そ
咀
しゃく
嚼
がっ
学
かい
会
Japanese Society for Mastication Science and Health Promotion
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References

Unicode hex code 56BC
JIS X 0208 1-51-80
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1016
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 926
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4602
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d18.3
Four corner code 6204.6