N21696/1725

齧かじる

usually written using kana alonegodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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かじる

Meanings

to gnaw, to nibble, to bite, to munch, to crunch
to dabble in, to know a little bit about, to learn a little of, to have a smattering of

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Example sentences

リスがどんぐりを齧かじっている姿すがたがかわいい。

The sight of a squirrel gnawing on an acorn is adorable.

彼かれは英語えいごを少すこし齧かじった程度ていどで、流暢りゅうちょうには話はなせない。

He has only a smattering of English and cannot speak it fluently.

犬いぬがソファの端はしを齧かじるのをやめさせなければならない。

I have to stop the dog from gnawing on the corner of the sofa.

子供こどもの頃ころ、鉛筆えんぴつの端はしをよく齧かじっていた。

When I was a child, I often used to nibble on the ends of pencils.

プログラミングを少すこし齧かじったことはあるが、本格的ほんかくてきに学まなんだわけではない。

I have dabbled a little in programming, but I have not studied it in earnest.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)