かむ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of かむ – see the following entries.

【噛む】 [verb] to bite [verb] to chew [verb] to fumble one's words; to mispronounce Alternative spellings 咬む, 嚼む

【擤む】 [verb] blow one's nose

(This term, かむ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as かむ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かむ.)

Etymology 2

Verb

かむ • (kamu) godan (stem かみ (kami), past かんだ (kanda))

1. 醸む: brew alcohol

Etymology 3

Noun

かむ • (kamu) 

1. 家務: family affairs