Receiving a biting with 〜れる

Grammar Explanation: Receptive verbs with 〜れる

While Cocoa thinks Syaro wants her to stay away, Chiya explains that it’s because of the shop’s rabbit, Anko.

千夜(ちや):: 「小(ちい)さい頃(ころ)あんこによくかじられて以来(いらい)ちょっと恐怖症(きょうふしょう)で…」; “Ever since she received bites by Anko a lot when she was little, she's a bit traumatized...”; Literal: “Ever since she often received bites from Anko when she was little, she's a bit phobic...”

Key Points

1かじられて presents Syaro as the recipient of biting

The omitted subject is Syaro, while あんこに marks Anko as the animal that bit her.

2齧(かじ)る becomes 齧(かじ)られる

The godan verb uses its negative stem 齧(かじ)ら plus れる. かじられて is the connective て form of that receptive verb.

3以来(いらい) links the childhood event to her present fear

小(ちい)さい頃(ころ) places the biting in childhood, and 以来(いらい) says her fear has continued since then.

恐怖症 (Phobia)

恐怖症(きょうふしょう) means a phobia or pathological fear. It frames fear as a persistent condition rather than a momentary reaction.