噛

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chew

On-Yomi: コウ

Koohii stories:

1) [mantixen] 14-2-2007(65): Use your teeth to chew what you put in your mouth.

2) [Katsuo] 9-9-2009(20): "To chew, you need a mouth with teeth" said the toothless granny.

3) [astridtops] 12-1-2007(6): "When you open your mouth, don't take in more food than you can handle, and chew it properly with your teeth", mum told us.

4) [taikura] 16-1-2009(3): Chewing involves putting food in your mouth and crushing it with your teeth. 生噛じり (superficial knowledge). 苦虫を噛みつぶしたよう (sour expression, as if having consumed a bitter bug). 噛み分ける (taste, distinguish, understand).

5) [koohiikun] 16-6-2010(2): If you put chew (tobacco) in your mouth, you may lose your teeth.

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