かじる – Vocabulary details

かじる

Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch; to crunch

2. to dabble in; to have a smattering of

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to have a smattering knowledge of

to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')

to have a smattering knowledge of

一ひと口くちかじってもいい？

May I take a bite?

痛いたい痛いたい痛いたい！僕ぼくの耳みみかじらないでよ！

Ow, ow, ow! Don't bite my ear!

彼かの女じょはリンゴをがぶりとかじった。

She bit into the apple.

トムはメアリーのドーナツを少すこしかじった。

Tom took a tiny bite of Mary's donut.

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