舐める

なめる

Also written 嘗める, 甞める

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to lick; to lap; to suck
2. to taste
3. to experience (esp. a hardship)
4. to underestimate; to make light of; to look down on (someone); to make a fool of; to treat with contempt; to disparage (also written as ナメる and 無礼る)
5. to lick (at; of flames); to burn

Kanji

• 舐 lick. Read as なめる.

Example sentences

• 俺をなめるな。
  Don't make light of me.
• なめた真似するな！
  Do you think I was born yesterday?
• その子犬は彼女の頬を舐めた。
  The puppy licked her on the cheek.
• 犬がミルクをなめてしまった。
  The dog has lapped up the milk.
• 犬は舌で皿をすっかりなめた。
  The dog licked the plate with its tongue.

Common phrases

• 辛酸をなめる (しんさんをなめる) to undergo many hardships
• 苦杯をなめる (くはいをなめる) to drink a bitter cup
• 飴をなめる
• 指を舐める
• 舌で舐める
• 足をなめる
• 苦汁をなめる (くじゅうをなめる) to have a bitter experience
• 塩を舐める

Words containing 舐める

• 舐め回す (なめまわす) to lick all over
• 舐めずる (なめずる) to lick one's lips
• 舐め舐め (なめなめ) licking

And 7 more.

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