噛み砕く

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 噛み砕く, read かみくだく, means crushing something by chewing or explaining difficult material in accessible terms.
• Basic usage: It is used both for chewing hard beans into pieces and for explaining technical terms simply.
  • 硬い豆を奥歯でゆっくり噛み砕いた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Goal compared with 要約
  • 要約 focuses on condensing the main points, while 噛み砕いて説明する focuses on making the explanation easier for the listener to understand.