噛かみしだく

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

crush with the teeth; crunch

Describes the physical act of biting down hard and crushing something, often with a grinding or crunching sound. Used for hard foods, bones, or objects.

• 彼かれは氷こおりを噛かみしだいた。

  He crunched the ice with his teeth.

• 犬いぬが骨ほねを噛かみしだいている。

  The dog is crunching on a bone.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

simplify; break down into simpler terms

Figurative use: to mentally break down a complex idea or problem into simpler, more digestible parts, as if chewing and crushing it. Often used in contexts of explanation or understanding.

• 難むずかしい理り論ろんを噛かみしだいて説せつ明めいしてくれた。

  He explained the difficult theory by breaking it down into simpler terms.

• この問もん題だいを噛かみしだいて考かんがえてみよう。

  Let's think about this problem by simplifying it.