Word Meaning 禄を食む

ろくをはむ roku o hamu

禄を食む is read as ろくをはむ (roku o hamu) and means to get a salary (from).

Meaning

English

to get a salary (from)
to receive a stipend (from)
to be on the payroll (of)

Reading

Kana

ろくをはむ

Romaji

roku o hamu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 141655 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食禄

しょくろく

salary

食い込む

くいこむ

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

相食む

あいはむ

to compete with each other

食器

しょっき

tableware

食卓

しょくたく

dining table

腐食

ふしょく

saprophagy

侵食

しんしょく

encroachment

浸食

しんしょく

erosion

糧食

りょうしょく

provisions

偏食

へんしょく

unbalanced diet

健康食品

けんこうしょくひん

health foods

食糧

しょくりょう

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat)