Word details

大食

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 大食.

Dictionary

Entry

大食いしょくNoun~の Adj.Intransitive~する VerbFreq #55557
1

gluttony

Examples
かぜには大食、熱には小食。
Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

large, big

3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダイタイ

Kun

おお-おお.きい-おお.いに

Nanori

うふおうたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもと

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

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