eat in Japanese
eat in Japanese is 食べる, 食う, 召し上がる — eat means to take food into the mouth and swallow it.
eat in Japanese
食べる
Pronounced: taberu
To ingest; to be ingested.
食う
Pronounced: kuu
To ingest; to be ingested.
召し上がる
Pronounced: meshiagaru
To ingest; to be ingested.
頂く
Pronounced: itadaku
To ingest; to be ingested.
食事
Pronounced: shokuji
To ingest; to be ingested.
食事をする
(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").
食べる
Pronounced: taberu
(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").
たべる
Pronounced: taberu
(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").
What does "eat" mean?
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verb To take food into the mouth and swallow it.
"They ate dinner together every night."
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verb To use up or destroy something gradually.
"Rust had eaten through the old car's frame."
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verb To bother or trouble someone (informal, "what's eating you?").
"Something's clearly eating him today — he's been quiet all morning."
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eat in a sentence
- They ate dinner together every night.
- She was too nervous to eat before the interview.
- Rust had eaten through the old car's frame.
- Something's clearly eating him today — he's been quiet all morning.
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What is "eat" in Japanese?
"eat" in Japanese is 食べる, 食う, 召し上がる. eat means: To take food into the mouth and swallow it.
How do you pronounce 食べる?
"eat" in Japanese is 食べる, pronounced "taberu".
How do you use "eat" in a sentence?
Example: "They ate dinner together every night." In Japanese, "eat" is 食べる, 食う, 召し上がる.
Are there other ways to say "eat" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 7 translations listed for "eat": 食べる, 食う, 召し上がる, 頂く, 食事, 食事をする.
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