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噛み分ける (かみわける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
taste and distinguish ; discern by tasting ; savor and understand
Literally 'chew and separate'; used for carefully tasting to perceive subtle differences, or figuratively for deeply appreciating or understanding something through experience.
噛か
み
分わ
け
て
き
た
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He has savored and understood the bitterness of life.
Written forms 噛か み 分わ ける Usage 25%
かみ 分わ ける Usage 50%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for clarity.
かみわける Usage 25%
噛かみ 分わ ける
Variant with simplified okurigana.
Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment Similar words 味あじ わう 味わう means to taste or savor in a general sense, while 噛み分ける emphasizes careful discrimination or deep understanding through tasting.
見み 分わ ける 見分ける means to distinguish by sight; 噛み分ける is the tasting counterpart, often used metaphorically.
Etymology Compound of 噛み (kami, 'chewing', continuative form of 噛む) and 分ける (wakeru, 'to divide, distinguish'). The literal sense of distinguishing by chewing extended to discerning flavors and, figuratively, to understanding experiences.
