かじる

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 齧る

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch

JLPT N2 Also written 囓る、噛る、噛じる

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-ru), Transitive

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

Forms

PlainPolite
Presentかじるかじります
Negativeかじらないかじりません
Pastかじったかじりました
Past negativeかじらなかったかじりませんでした
Te-formかじって
Potentialかじれる
Passiveかじられる
Causativeかじらせる
Volitionalかじろう
Imperativeかじれ
Conditional (ば)かじれば
Conditional (たら)かじったら

Example sentences

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