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JLPT N112画 · 12 strokesradical 口freq #1347

consume, eat, drink, smoke

Also: receive (a blow)

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • の.む

Mnemonic

Imagine a mouth drinking smoke while consuming delicious food, as the radical 口 represents the mouth's essential role in eating and drinking.

About this kanji

The kanji 喫, pronounced 'kits' in on'yomi and 'nomu' in kun'yomi, primarily means to consume, eat, or drink. It's typically used in nouns rather than verbs. For example, 喫煙 (きつえん) refers to smoking, 喫茶 (きっさ) means tea drinking, and 満喫 (まんきつ) expresses having one's fill, whether it’s food or drink. Additionally, 喫する (きっする) can mean to eat in a more formal context. A useful note is that you'll often see 喫 in various establishments like 喫茶店 (きっさてん), which is a coffee shop where people relax and enjoy drinks.

Example sentences

  • 彼はタバコを喫煙している。

    He is smoking a cigarette.

Meanings across languages

English
consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)
Tiếng Việt
tiêu thụ
日本語
食べる
한국어
소비
中文
id
mengonsumsi
th
บริโภค
es
consumir
fr
consommer
de
verzehren
pt
consumir

Common compounds

  • 喫煙きつえんsmoking (tobacco)
  • 喫茶きっさtea drinking, teahouse, tearoom
  • 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
  • 喫茶店きっさてんcoffee shop, tearoom, coffee lounge
  • 喫緊きっきんurgent, pressing, exigent
  • 喫水きっすいsea gauge, draft, draught
  • 喫飯きっぱんtaking a meal, eating

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