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喫

consume
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキツ
Kun readingの.む
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. consumeRtK
  2. eat
  3. drink
  4. smoke
    彼は年中喫煙をしている。He always indulges in smoking.tatoeba
    彼は息子の喫煙をやめさせようとした。He tried to break his son's habit of smoking.tatoeba
  5. receive (a blow)
  1. to eat
  2. to drink
  3. to smoke
  4. to take
  5. to suffer (e.g. defeat)

Popular Usage

喫茶店喫茶

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · pledge · flick knife · grow up · dagger (刀) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1670

Compound words

喫茶店きっさてん
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
メイド喫茶めいどきっさ
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
喫茶きっさ
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffee shop
喫煙きつえん
smoking (tobacco)
満喫まんきつ
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
喫するきっする
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to take; to suffer (e.g. defeat)
喫うすう
to breathe in
喫驚びっくり
to be surprised
喫烟きつえん
smoking (tobacco)
喫煙者きつえんしゃ
smoker
喫水線きっすいせん
waterline (ship)
満喫するまんきつする
to have
載貨喫水線さいかきっすいせん
Plimsoll line
未成年者喫煙禁止法みせいねんしゃきつえんきんしほう
Act on Prohibition of Smoking by Minors

Additional Examples

彼は女性の喫煙をいいものだと認めない。
He doesn't approve of women smoking.tatoeba
彼は喫茶店から女の子が通り過ぎるのを、眺めて時間をつぶしていた。
He killed time in a coffee shop watching girls pass by.tatoeba
喫茶店などの軽食としても一般的である。
The dish is also a common menu as a snack at cafes.wiki
喫茶店が登録文化財になったのは同店が全国で始めてである。
François became the first cafe in Japan to be designated as such.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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