Word Meaning 餌食

えじき ejiki

餌食 is read as えじき (ejiki) and means prey.

Meaning

English

  1. prey
  2. victim

Reading

Kana

えじき

Romaji

ejiki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 149508 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食餌制限

しょくじせいげん

dietary restriction

食餌

しょくじ

food (esp. for a medical diet)

食餌療法

しょくじりょうほう

medical diet

(animal) feed

給食

きゅうしょく

provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.)

和食

わしょく

Japanese food

定食

ていしょく

set meal

草食

そうしょく

herbivorous

断食

だんじき

fasting

米食

べいしょく

rice-based or centered diet (centred)

美食

びしょく

gourmet food

過食

かしょく

overeating

Example Sentences

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The deer fell prey to the lion.

The old woman fell an easy prey to the fraud.

It often eats the remains of the prey of wolves and bears.

Unlike most mustelids, who lead a settled lifestyle, wolverines constantly wander in search of prey on their individual plots of land occupying up to 1500-2000 square kilometers.