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噛 = 口 + 歯

噛 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chew”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 歯 (tooth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2290.

Keyword
chew
RTK frame
2290
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ, ゴウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か.む, か.じる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
жевать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
噛 bite

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 歯 tooth

How to find 噛 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “tooth”. 噛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 噛 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.