Word details
食べる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食べる.
Dictionary
Entry
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.
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
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