Word Meaning 捕食

ほしょく hoshoku

捕食 is read as ほしょく (hoshoku) and means predation.

Meaning

English

  1. predation
  2. eating prey
  3. preying upon

Reading

Kana

ほしょく

Romaji

hoshoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 119982 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

捕食寄生

ほしょくきせい

parasitoidism

捕食者

ほしょくしゃ

predator

頂点捕食者

ちょうてんほしょくしゃ

apex predator

捕らえる

とらえる

to captivate

捕まる

つかまる

to be detained by

捕る

とる

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.)

捕まえる

つかまえる

towards (someone)

捕手

ほしゅ

catcher

捕り手

とりて

art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands

捕球

ほきゅう

catch

捕物

とりもの

capture

Example Sentences

3

The most visible forms of aggression are often seen between prey and predator.

It can take prey by force from other predators, such as wolves and lynx.

For example, vervet monkeys learn to use a certain call in the presence of circling eagles, who prey on the monkeys.