Word details

鯨飲馬食

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鯨飲馬食.

Dictionary

Entry

鯨飲馬食いいんばしょくNounExpressionIntransitive~する Verb四字熟語Freq #189022
1

drinking like a fish and eating like a horse; eating mountains of food and drinking oceans of liquor

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

whale

19 strokesFrequency 1,486JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ゲイ

Kun

くじら

drink, smoke, take

12 strokesFrequency 969JLPT N4Grade 3

On

インオン

Kun

の.む-の.み

horse

10 strokesFrequency 639JLPT N2Grade 2

On

Kun

うまうま-

Nanori

ばん

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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