► 副詞
がぶり [(2)がぶり] meaning: bite rank: 3
☆ 犬に手をがぶりと噛まれた ⇨ A dog bit my hand (☛ A big, firm bite)
► 動詞
噛む [(1)かむ] meaning: bite rank: 1
☆ 犬に噛まれた ⇨ I got bitten by a dog
齧る [(2)かじる] meaning: bite rank: 2
☆ ネズミがチーズをかじった ⇨ A mouse nibbled at cheese
噛み付く [(3)かみつく] meaning: bite rank: 2
☆ 犬が彼に噛み付いた ⇨ A dog (jumped on and) bit him (☛ Attack and bite)
齧り付く [(4)かじりつく] meaning: bite rank: 4
☆ 犬が骨にかじりついた ⇨ The dog chomped on the bone
かぶり付く [(4)かぶりつく] meaning: bite rank: 4
☆ 彼はスイカにかぶりついた ⇨ He took a big bite into a watermelon
噛み切る [(3)かみきる] meaning: bite rank: 4
☆ 彼は事故で舌を噛み切ってしまった ⇨ He bit off his tongue in an accident
噛み締める [(4)かみしめる] meaning: bite rank: 4
☆ 唇を噛み締めて涙を堪えた ⇨ I bit my lips hard and held off my tears
噛み潰す [(4)かみつぶす] [苦虫を噛み潰したような] meaning: bite rank: 4
☆ 彼は苦虫を噛み潰したような顔をしている ⇨ He is scowling as if he bit a bitter bug (☛ A common idiom for a facial expression when someone is bitter with the way things are going)
食い入る [(3)くいいる] [食い入るように] meaning: bite rank: 4
☆ 彼はテレビの画面を食い入るように見つめた ⇨ He watched TV screen intently as if to bite into it
食いしばる [(4)くいしばる] meaning: bite rank: 4
☆ 彼は歯を食いしばって痛みに耐えた ⇨ He clenched his teeth and endured the pain
食い千切る [(4)くいちぎる] meaning: bite rank: 4
☆ 鮫が彼の腕を食いちぎった ⇨ A shark bit off his arm
食らい付く [(4)くらいつく] meaning: bite rank: 4
☆ あの新聞記者は話に一度食らいついたら絶対に放さない ⇨ The journalist once sinks his teeth into a story he never lets go (☛ Often used figuratively for dogged tenacity)
► 名詞
歯応え [(2)はごたえ] meaning: bite rank: 4
☆ コリコリした歯応えの漬物 ⇨ Pickles with a crunchy bite feel