Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 肉食(にくしょく) in Japanese

肉食
Kana Reading
にくしょく
Romaji
nikushoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet
    Example sentence
    動物の中にはトラのように肉食のものもいる。 Some animals, as tigers, eat meat.
  • Parts of speech
    noun or verb acting prenominally
    Meaning
    carnivorous
    Example sentence
    私は肉食をやめた。 I've given up eating meat.

Examples of 肉食, にくしょく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

肉 JLPT 4

6 strokes

meat

On'Yomi: ニク

Kun'Yomi: しし

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食 JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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