Word Meaning 食する

しょくする shokusuru

食する is read as しょくする (shokusuru) and means to eat.

Meaning

English

  1. to eat

Reading

Kana

しょくする

Romaji

shokusuru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 飲食する,食う,喰う,口にする,喰らう,食らう,食べる,飲み食いする Rank 128731 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

食み出る

はみでる

to be forced out

食い入る

くいいる

to eat into

食べ比べる

たべくらべる

to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type

食べ合わせる

たべあわせる

to eat together (various foods)

食が細る

しょくがほそる

to lose one's appetite

しょく

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

食う

くう

to consume time and-or resources

Example Sentences

8

How many times a week do you eat out?

I decided to eat out tonight.

What do you say to eating out tonight?

The doctor advised him not to eat between meals.

You must not eat anything for a few days.

I thought going out to eat together would cheer you up.

He used to eat out every day, but now he can't afford it.

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