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喰

eat
Stroke count: 12

Readings

Kun readingく.う、く.らう
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. eat
  2. drink
  3. receive (a blow)
  4. (kokuji)
  5. ingestRtK

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth囗variant
Components
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Compound words

蟻喰ありくい
anteater
漆喰しっくい
mortar
蟻喰いありくい
anteater
羽衣虫喰はごろもむしくい
American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
喰止めるくいとめる
to check
出喰わすでくわす
to happen to meet
何喰わぬ顔なにくわぬかお
innocent look
喰いとめるくいとめる
to check
喰い止めるくいとめる
to check
なに喰わぬ顔なにくわぬかお
innocent look
気に喰わないきにくわない
unable to stomach
襤褸団扇船喰虫ぼろうちわふなくいむし
Uperotus clava (species of shipworm)
蓼喰う虫も好き好きたでくうむしもすきずき
some prefer nettles

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 喰

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step