噛みこなす

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
嚙みこなす (kyūjitai)
噛み熟す

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 噛み (kami, to chew, 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb () (kamu)) +‎ こなす (konasu, suffix, to do something well, completely)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

()みこなす (kamikonasutransitive godan (stem ()みこなし (kamikonashi), past ()みこなした (kamikonashita))

  1. to chew, to digest
    かたい(にく)かみこなす
    katai niku o kamikonasu
    to chew a piece of tough meat
  2. to fully appreciate, to fully understand
    Synonym: 噛み締める (kamishimeru)
    思潮(しんしちょう)()みこなす
    shinshichō o kamikonasu
    to fully understand the new trend of thought

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN