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

    to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); to gnaw on (someone's) shin

    Idiomatic expressionUsually written using kana alonesee 親のすねをかじる

Also written 臑を嚙る【すねをかじる】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
脛
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

leg, shin

Kun
すねはぎ
On
ケイ
Strokes
11
Radical
肉 meat

Built from

月工巛
Words starting with 脛Words ending in 脛Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (12)
CodeReference
1-4-7SKIP code
4b7.6The Kanji Dictionary
7121.1Four corner code
811bUnicode hex code
1-70-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3771Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4818New Nelson (John Haig)
2989Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2991Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29504Morohashi
jing4Pinyin reading
gyeongKorean reading
齧
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gnaw, nibble, munch, have a smattering of

Kun
かじ.るか.む
On
ゲツケツ
Strokes
21
Radical
歯 tooth

Built from

止歯土刀米亠凵二
Words starting with 齧Words ending in 齧Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
2-6-15SKIP code
2a19.4The Kanji Dictionary
5777.2, 5777.1Four corner code
9f67Unicode hex code
1-83-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5434Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7097New Nelson (John Haig)
48651Morohashi
nie4Pinyin reading
seolKorean reading