Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); to clench one's teeth

    Idiomatic expression

    歯を食い縛る、喉元までせりあがった感情を強引に飲み込む。
    He grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear.

Also written 歯を食い縛る【はをくいしばる】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tooth, cog

Kun
よわいよわ.いよわい.する
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1106 of 2500
Radical
stop
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
6b6.11The Kanji Dictionary
2177.2Four corner code
1275deroo
6b6fUnicode hex code
1-27-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5428Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2961New Nelson (John Haig)
2476New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3124Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1603Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2185Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1171Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1255Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
997A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2051Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
439Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16323Morohashi
290A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
478Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
486Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
414sakade
652Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
306henshall3
398Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
702Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1942Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1179Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi3Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eat, food

Kun
く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
On
ショクジキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
328 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

ぐい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
8b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2Four corner code
2865deroo
98dfUnicode hex code
1-31-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5154Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6674New Nelson (John Haig)
2075New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2578Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1787Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1472Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1582Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
269A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1159Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44014Morohashi
146A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
322Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253sakade
99Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
163henshall3
180Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
207crowley
131Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1900Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1484Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, si4Pinyin reading
sig, saKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level