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かじる (kajiru)

to chew,to bite (at),to gnaw,to nibble

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #12111 most frequent

Meaning

かじる (kajiru) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to chew,to bite (at),to gnaw,to nibble”.

Example sentences 11

弟おとうとは美味おいしそうにりんごをかじっていたよ。

My little brother enjoyed nibbling an apple.

ネズミがパンをかじった。

The mice ate some of the bread.

犬いぬは肉にくを骨ほねからかじりとった。

The dog bit meat off the bone.

フランス語ごを少すこしかじりました。

I picked up some French.

Conjugation table

かじる is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryかじるkajiru
Negativeかじらないkajiranai
Pastかじったkajitta
Past negativeかじらなかったkajiranakatta
Polite (ます)かじりますkajirimasu
Polite negativeかじりませんkajirimasen
Polite pastかじりましたkajirimashita
Polite past negativeかじりませんでしたkajirimasendeshita
Te-formかじってkajitte
Conditional (ば)かじればkajireba
Conditional (たら)かじったらkajittara
Potentialかじれるkajireru
Passiveかじられるkajirareru
Causativeかじらせるkajiraseru
Causative-passiveかじらせられるkajiraserareru
Volitionalかじろうkajirou
Volitional politeかじりましょうkajirimashou
Imperativeかじれkajire
Desire (たい)かじりたいkajiritai

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