Word Meaning 草食

そうしょく soushoku

草食 is read as そうしょく (soushoku) and means herbivorous.

Meaning

English

herbivorous
plant-eating
graminivorous

Reading

Kana

そうしょく

Romaji

soushoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 肉食 Rank 7284 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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草食男子

そうしょくだんし

man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers

草食動物

そうしょくどうぶつ

herbivore

草食性

そうしょくせい

herbivorous

草食系男子

そうしょくけいだんし

man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers

草食系

そうしょくけい

man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women

草食獣

そうしょくじゅう

herbivore

道草を食う

みちくさをくう

to loiter (on the way)

食草

しょくそう

edible grass (for insects)

草原

そうげん

grassy field

草花

くさばな

flower

草木

そうもく

plants

草

くさ

ninja

Example Sentences

象は草食動物です。

Elephants are herbivores.

山田くんはどちらかと言えば草食系だ。

I would say that Yamada is more of an "herbivore".

「ほうれん草食べないの？」「後で食べる」

"Aren't you going to eat the spinach?" "I'll eat it later."