Word Meaning 食い扶持

くいぶち kuibuchi

食い扶持 is read as くいぶち (kuibuchi) and means cost of one's food.

Meaning

English

cost of one's food
one's board

Reading

Kana

くいぶち

Romaji

kuibuchi

Writing Variants

食いぶち くいぶち kuibuchi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 99733 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

扶持

ふち

ration

あてがい扶持

あてがいぶち

discretionary allowance

捨扶持

すてぶち

small stipend paid to dependants of a bereaved family (Edo period)

扶持米

ふちまい

stipend in rice

食器

しょっき

tableware

食卓

しょくたく

dining table

食糧

しょくりょう

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

食品添加物

しょくひんてんかぶつ

food additive

食糧庁

しょくりょうちょう

food agency

食わず嫌い

くわずぎらい

disliking a certain food without having tried it

食品衛生法

しょくひんえいせいほう

Food Sanitation Act

食品衛生

しょくひんえいせい

food hygiene