なめる

nameru

to lick
to taste
to experience
to make fun of
to make light of
to put down
to treat with contempt

ichidan verbtransitive

Also written 舐める、嘗める

Chinese meanings

舔；尝；轻视

Examples

Furigana

そのジャムをちょっとなめてみた。
I had a lick at the jam.
我稍微舔了一点果酱。
Tatoeba #213049
ここのソースは舐なめてみるとちょっと塩しょっぱい。
If you taste this sauce you'll find it a bit salty.
这儿的酱汁尝起来有点咸。
Tatoeba #74117

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('3917b83619'); // なめる

{
  "id": "3917b83619",
  "word": "なめる",
  "reading": "なめる",
  "romaji": "nameru",
  "meanings": [
    "to lick",
    "to taste",
    "to experience",
    "to make fun of",
    "to make light of",
    "to put down",
    "to treat with contempt"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1571320,
  "other_forms": [
    "舐める",
    "嘗める"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "そのジャムをちょっとなめてみた。",
      "en": "I had a lick at the jam.",
      "tatoeba_id": 213049
    },
    {
      "ja": "ここのソースは舐めてみるとちょっと塩っぱい。",
      "furigana": "ここのソースは{舐|な}めてみるとちょっと{塩|しょ}っぱい。",
      "en": "If you taste this sauce you'll find it a bit salty.",
      "tatoeba_id": 74117
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "80d1e2090e302c5165a481e3ae07139da7f5a1b1d22a3b10a2fd346ee45e889e",
    "meanings": [
      "舔",
      "尝",
      "轻视"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "そのジャムをちょっとなめてみた。",
        "zh": "我稍微舔了一点果酱。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ここのソースは舐めてみるとちょっと塩っぱい。",
        "zh": "这儿的酱汁尝起来有点咸。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/3917b83619",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1571320; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "c52b0315c53934b3e3cf443eea0d7ae4ddbd047101a8d21bf65bb0684c132e0a"
  }
}