Word details
食い意地が張っている
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食い意地が張っている.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
Examples
彼は食べる必要はない食い意地が張っているだけだ。
He does not need to eat, he is just greedy.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
食
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
意
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
13 strokesFrequency 99JLPT N3Grade 3
On
イ
Nanori
もとよし
地
ground, earth
6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チジ
Nanori
どま
張
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
11 strokesFrequency 403JLPT N2Grade 5
On
チョウ
Kun
は.る-は.り-ば.り
Nanori
はりわり
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