食べる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食べる
1
to eat
Examples
もっと果物を食べるべきです。
You should eat more fruit.
2
to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
Examples
僕は脚本家で食べていく決心をした。
I am determined to make a living as a playwright.
Kanji in this Word
食
9 strokes
Frequency: 328
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
eat
food
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショク
ジキ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
く.う
く.らう
た.べる
は.む
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ぐい
喰
12 strokes
Grade 9
Meanings
eat
drink
receive (a blow)
(kokuji)
Readings
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
く.う
く.らう
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
じき
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