Entry
  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip)

    成功の喜びをかみしめる。
    I wish you success.
  2. to reflect upon; to digest

Also written 噛みしめる【かみしめる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

chew, bite, gnaw

Kun
か.むか.じる
On
コウゴウ
Strokes
15
Frequency
2399 of 2500
Radical
mouth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (13)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3d15.2The Kanji Dictionary
6107.2Four corner code
565bUnicode hex code
1-19-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1012Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
888New Nelson (John Haig)
885Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2172Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2290Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4516XMorohashi
nie4Pinyin reading
gyoKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten

Kun
し.まるし.まりし.める-し.め-じ.め
On
テイ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
797 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-6-9SKIP code
6a9.11The Kanji Dictionary
2092.7Four corner code
2744deroo
7de0Unicode hex code
1-36-89JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3581Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4549New Nelson (John Haig)
1393New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1761Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
945Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1274Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1340Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1440Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
740A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1243Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27651Morohashi
1622A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1180Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1239Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1638Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1794Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1067Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1552Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1352Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
di4Pinyin reading
cheKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level