The Japanese word for to eat is
食べる
たべる - taberu
Japanese Definition
| eat | |
| 1. 動詞. ～をたべる | |
| 2. 動詞. スプーンですくって飲む | |
| 3. 動詞. 食事をする | |
| 4. 動詞. 穴を開ける、むしばむ | |
| 5. 動詞. やつれさせる | |
| 6. 動詞. (卑)クリニングスをする | |
| 7. 名詞. (米話)食べ物 |
Translations for eat and their definitions
| 食べる | |
| 1. v. to eat | |
| ご飯を食べる - to eat a meal | |
| 箸で食べる - to eat with chopsticks | |
| 今日は、寿司を食べに銀座に行きます。 - I'll go to Ginza today to eat sushi. | |
| 食べていくために - in order to make a living (lit. in order to keep eating) |
| 食う | |
| 1. v. to put something in one's mouth | |
| 2. v. (men's speech vulgar) to eat, to devour | |
| 誰でも昼には飯を食う。 - Everyone eats food at noon. | |
| 3. v. to make a living, to live; to survive | |
| 4. v. to tease, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of; to torment | |
| 5. v. (of an insect, usually used in the passive) to bite, to sting | |
| 昨晩は、蚊に食われた。 - I got bitten by a mosquito last night. |
| 召し上がる | |
| 1. v. (honorific) to eat |
| 頂く | |
| 1. v. to place on or above one's head | |
| (ja-x, 王%冠 を 頂く, おう%かん を いただく, to wear a crown) | |
| (ja-x, 雪 を 頂いた 山%々, ゆき を いただいた やま%やま, mountains with snow on top → snowy mountains) | |
| (ja-x, 星 を 頂いて 夜%道 を 行く, ほし を いただいて よ%みち を ゆく, to travel at night with stars above one's head) | |
| 2. v. (humble) to receive; humble version of 貰う | |
| 支持をいただいた。 - (We) received support. | |
| 3. v. (humble) to take food or drink: to eat, to drink | |
| この後、スタッフが美味しくいただきました。 - The staff enjoyed it later. | |
| 4. v. Usage: This term is more often spelled in hiragana. The humble one is the receiver; if this term is used when asking if someone else would like to receive something, it can be interpreted as su | |
| 5. v. Usage: * Humble form of "to give", e.g. | |
| 6. v. Usage: * Honorific form of "to receive", e.g. |
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Pronunciation
(taberu)
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