# 噛 — Bite

Frequency rank 2189 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 撒 (Scatter), less common than 朽 (Rot).

- On’yomi: ごう、ぎょう
- Kun’yomi: かみ、かじる、かむ
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level XVII of XX

In words:

- 噛む かむ — to bite,to chew
- 噛る かじる — to chew;to bite (at);to gnaw;to nibble;to munch;to crunch;to have a smattering of
- 噛み切る かみきる — to bite off;to gnaw through

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