Word Meaning 食べる

たべる taberu

食べる is read as たべる (taberu) and means to eat.

Meaning

English

to eat
to live on (e.g. a salary)
to live off
to subsist on

Reading

Kana

たべる

Romaji

taberu

Writing Variants

喰べる たべる taberu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 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,食する,飲み食いする Related Words 召し上がる,頂く,啄む,つつく,食べ物,エサ,餌,口にする Rank 7442 Priority B

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

食み出る

はみでる

to be forced out

食い入る

くいいる

to eat into

食い止める

くいとめる

to check

食べ過ぎる

たべすぎる

to overeat

食い意地が張っている

くいいじがはっている

to be gluttonous

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

食

しょく

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

食う

くう

to consume time and-or resources

食パン

しょくぱん

(loaf of) bread

Example Sentences

忙しくて昼食を食べる時間がなかった。

いそがしくてちゅうしょくをたべるじかんがなかった。

I was so busy that I didn't have time to eat lunch.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 4 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.