食 べる, 喰, たべる
taberu
JLPT 5
- to eat
- to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
頭 , 首 , あたま, かしら, かぶり, こうべ, ず, つむり, つぶり, つむ, かぶ
atama, kashira, kaburi, kōbe, zu, tsumuri, tsuburi, tsumu, kabu
JLPT 5
- head
- mind; brain; intellect
- top
並 べる, 双 , ならべる
naraberu
JLPT 5
- to line up; to set up
- to enumerate; to itemize
夕 べ, 夕 , 昨夜 , ゆうべ, ゆう, さくや
yūbe, yū, sakuya
JLPT 5
- evening
- last night
壁 , かべ, へき
kabe, heki
JLPT 4
- wall; barrier
- Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
食事 , しょくじ
shokuji
JLPT 4
- meal
- to eat
全 て, 総 て, 総 べて, 凡 て, すべて
subete
JLPT 3
- all; the whole; entirely; in general; wholly; overall
昼食 , 中食 , 昼餉 , ちゅうしょく, ちゅうじき, ひるげ
chūshoku, chūjiki, hiruge
JLPT 3
- lunch; midday meal
- food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
食 う, 喰 う, 啖う, くう
kū
JLPT 3
- to eat
- to live; to make a living; to survive
- to bite; to sting (as insects do)
食卓 , しょくたく
shokutaku
JLPT 3
- dining table
胼胝 , 胝, たこ, べんち, へんち
tako, benchi, henchi
JLPT 3
- callus; callosity; corn
食欲 , 食慾 , しょくよく
shokuyoku
JLPT 3
- appetite (for food)
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