What does kanji 啖 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 啖 is eat.

How is kanji 啖 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 啖 are く.う, くらわ.す; the onyomi readings are タン.

Example words that use kanji 啖 include 食う, 啖呵, 啖呵を切る, 健啖.

Kanken 1

啖

Meaning

eat

Stroke Order

Variant: 啗 (Legal Form) , 㗖 (Itaiji)

5 common entries

Showing 5 of 5 entries that include this kanji.

くう

to consume time and-or resources

たんか

caustic words

たんかをきる

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

けんたん

gluttony

けんたんか

glutton

5 reference sentences

彼はパンを啖った。

He wolfed down the bread.

空腹で弁当を啖う。

I devour my lunch because I'm hungry.

子どもに薬を啖わせた。

I made the child take the medicine.

犬に肉を啖わせる。

I feed meat to the dog.

彼は怒りを啖って黙った。

He swallowed his anger and fell silent.