Word Meaning 食言

しょくげん shokugen

食言 is read as しょくげん (shokugen) and means eat one's words.

Meaning

English

eat one's words
break one's promises

Reading

Kana

しょくげん

Romaji

shokugen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 93868 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食い止める

くいとめる

to check

食事

しょくじ

diet

食品

しょくひん

food

食料

しょくりょう

food

食べ物

たべもの

food

食物

しょくもつ

food

食堂

しょくどう

restaurant

食べ歩き

たべあるき

trying the food at various restaurants

食用

しょくよう

for use as food

食料品

しょくりょうひん

foodstuff

食道

しょくどう

esophagus

食肉

しょくにく

meat (for consumption)