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噬 Kanji meaning "bite"

Jiten frequency #4511Kanken Level 1TMW TMW Owner16 strokes

Meanings

bite

On'yomi

ゼイ

Kun'yomi

か.む

Composed of

口mouthradical
筮(water) divining equipment

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

反(はん)噬(ぜい)turning against one's master#231437噬(ぜい)臍(せい)bitter regret#310920噬(ぜい)斉(せい)bitter regret#463992火雷噬嗑(からいぜいごう)shi he (hexagram 21 of the I Ching: biting through)#463992

Most common words using this kanji

臍(ほぞ)を噬(か)むto regret bitterly#149364反(はん)噬(ぜい)turning against one's master#231437噬(ぜい)臍(せい)bitter regret#310920火雷噬嗑(からいぜいごう)shi he (hexagram 21 of the I Ching: biting through)#463992噬(ぜい)斉(せい)bitter regret#463992
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