Word details

薬食い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 薬食い.

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Entry

薬食い薬喰いすりぐいNounFreq #241691
1

winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit

16 strokesFrequency 702JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ヤク

Kun

くすり

Nanori

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

eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji)

12 strokesGrade 9

Kun

く.うく.らう

Nanori

じき

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