Word Meaning 食い気

くいけ kuike

食い気 is read as くいけ (kuike) and means appetite.

Meaning

English

  1. appetite

Reading

Kana

くいけ

Romaji

kuike

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 122492 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食傷気味

しょくしょうぎみ

being sick and tired (of)

食う

くう

to consume time and-or resources

じき

eating

食い下がる

くいさがる

to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

食べる

たべる

to eat

食パン

しょくぱん

(loaf of) bread

食らう

くらう

to receive (e.g. a blow)

しょく

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

食後

しょくご

after a meal

食み出る

はみでる

to be forced out

食い入る

くいいる

to eat into

食前

しょくぜん

before meals

Example Sentences

2

Fair words fill not the belly.

I think it's about time you stopped putting your belly before your looks.