Word Meaning 食む

はむ hamu

食む is read as はむ (hamu) and means to eat (fodder, grass, etc.).

Meaning

English

to eat (fodder, grass, etc.)
to receive (a salary)
to receive a stipend from one's lord

Reading

Kana

はむ

Romaji

hamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 128200 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食い込む

くいこむ

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

食

しょく

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

食う

くう

to consume time and-or resources

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)

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

食わす

くわす

to deceive

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