舐 — ji

Parts that make up 舐

How 舐 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 舐 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 舌, 氏.

Japanese words with 舐

• 舐めるなめる to lick; to lap; to suck
• 舐るねぶる to lick
• 雪舐ゆきねぶり snow remaining in the form of a mist after it has melted
• 舐り箸ねぶりばし licking one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
• 舐めプなめプ going insultingly easy on an opponent; not trying one's best
• 吮癰舐痔せんようしじ currying favour (favor); brown-nosing; bootlicking
• 舐めずるなめずる to lick one's lips
• 舐め舐めなめなめ licking
• 舐め回すなめまわす to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
• ひと舐めひとなめ a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire)
• 眼球舐めがんきゅうなめ oculolinctus; worming; eyeball-licking fetishism
• 舐め取るなめとる to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

Characters sharing the phonetic 氏

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “지”

Other hanja with radical 舌