かじる

kajiru

to chew
to bite (at)
to gnaw
to nibble

godan verbtransitive

Also written 噛る

Chinese meanings

啃；咬；略懂

Chinese notes

親のすねをかじる比喻依赖父母供养。

Examples

Furigana

犬いぬは肉にくを骨ほねからかじりとった。
The dog bit meat off the bone.
狗把肉从骨头上啃下来。
Tatoeba #175242
彼かの女じょはまだ親おやのすねをかじっている。
She's still dependent on her parents.
她还在啃老。
Tatoeba #91473

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0980694b56'); // かじる

{
  "id": "0980694b56",
  "word": "かじる",
  "reading": "かじる",
  "romaji": "kajiru",
  "meanings": [
    "to chew",
    "to bite (at)",
    "to gnaw",
    "to nibble"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1610640,
  "other_forms": [
    "噛る"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "犬は肉を骨からかじりとった。",
      "furigana": "{犬|いぬ}は{肉|にく}を{骨|ほね}からかじりとった。",
      "en": "The dog bit meat off the bone.",
      "tatoeba_id": 175242
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女はまだ親のすねをかじっている。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}はまだ{親|おや}のすねをかじっている。",
      "en": "She's still dependent on her parents.",
      "tatoeba_id": 91473
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "84dfcebcce20db9db5b772e8f7a8b3adf713285768aa6ce623d659b8909409f4",
    "meanings": [
      "啃",
      "咬",
      "略懂"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "犬は肉を骨からかじりとった。",
        "zh": "狗把肉从骨头上啃下来。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女はまだ親のすねをかじっている。",
        "zh": "她还在啃老。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/0980694b56",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1610640; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "親のすねをかじる比喻依赖父母供养。",
    "review_hash": "23631e7b289b5f72b8963671a56b91388e5ed22e34b193217e60808bb566ed3e"
  }
}