- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5m, vt] to bite
  2. 2. [v5m, vt] to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
  3. 3. [v5m, vt] to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer
  4. 4. [v5m, vt] to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
  5. 5. [v5m, vt] to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together
  6. 6. [v5m, vt] to be involved in
  7. 7. [v5m, vt] to convince; to persuade — used by Edo period prostitutes (arch)

Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)

Dictionary form (kamu)
Polite (kamimasu)
Past, plain (kanda)
Past, polite (kamimashita)
Negative, plain (kamanai)
Negative, polite (kamimasen)
Past negative, plain (kamanakatta)
Past negative, polite (kamimasendeshita)
Te-form (kande)
Potential (kameru)
Volitional (kamou)
Conditional (―ba) (kameba)
Passive (kamareru)
Causative (kamaseru)
Imperative (kame)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

Don't bite your nails.
Does it hurt when you chew?