食(た)べる, 喰, たべる

taberu

JLPT 5

Ichidan verb transitive verb
  • to eat
  • to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

食堂(しょくどう), しょくどう

shokudō

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; messroom
  • restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner

食(た)べ物(もの), たべもの

tabemono

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • food

食事(しょくじ), しょくじ

shokuji

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • meal
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • to eat

食料品(しょくりょうひん), しょくりょうひん

shokuryōhin

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • foodstuff; groceries

食品(しょくひん), しょくひん

shokuhin

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • commodity; foodstuff

食料(しょくりょう), しょくりょう

shokuryō

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • food

食糧(しょくりょう), しょくりょう

shokuryō

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • provisions; rations; food supply

昼食(ちゅうしょく), 中食(ちゅうじき), 昼餉(ひるげ), ちゅうしょく, ちゅうじき, ひるげ

chūshoku, chūjiki, hiruge

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • lunch; midday meal
  • food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

食(く)う, 喰(く)う, 啖う, くう

kū

JLPT 3

Godan verb with `u` ending transitive verb
  • to eat
  • to live; to make a living; to survive
  • to bite; to sting (as insects do)
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食卓(しょくたく), しょくたく

shokutaku

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • dining table

食物(しょくもつ), しょくもつ

shokumotsu

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • food; foodstuff

食欲(しょくよく), 食慾(しょくよく), しょくよく

shokuyoku

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • appetite (for food)

食器(しょっき), しょっき

shokki

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • tableware

くっ, 食(く)っ, くっつく

kuttsuku

JLPT 2

Godan verb with `ku` ending intransitive verb
  • to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
  • to keep close to; to go along with
  • to get involved with; to be thick with; to become intimate

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