Word Meaning 寄食

きしょく kishoku

寄食 is read as きしょく (kishoku) and means living off (a person).

Meaning

English

living off (a person)
sponging off
parasitism

Reading

Kana

きしょく

Romaji

kishoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 111206 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

捕食寄生

ほしょくきせい

parasitoidism

寄付

きふ

contribution

寄せる

よせる

to add (numbers)

寄席

よせ

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.)

寄生

きせい

parasitism

寄せ集め

よせあつめ

mishmash

寄り道

よりみち

going the long way round

寄る

よる

to decide on a price and come to a deal

寄り集まる

よりあつまる

to gather together

寄せ

よせ

last moves (in go, shogi, or chess)

寄港

きこう

stopping at a port

寄金

ききん

contribution