Word Meaning 大食

たいしょく taishoku

大食 is read as たいしょく (taishoku) and means gluttony.

Meaning

English

  1. gluttony

Reading

Kana

たいしょく

Romaji

taishoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 少食・小食 Rank 21287 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大目玉を食らう

おおめだまをくらう

to get scolded severely

大衆食堂

たいしゅうしょくどう

cheap restaurant

無芸大食

むげいたいしょく

lacking the talent to do anything but eat

大金

たいきん

large amount of money

大げさ

おおげさ

exaggerated

大ざっぱ

おおざっぱ

careless (e.g. work)

大学

だいがく

former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

大国

たいこく

province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

大人

おとな

adult

大人

だいにん

adult

大いに

おおいに

very

大気

たいき

atmosphere

Example Sentences

5

He is a glutton.

What a big eater he is!

What a big eater he is!

I'm afraid my greatest talent is for eating.

My family eat like locusts and can clear a fridge in half an hour.