Word Meaning 飯を食う

めしをくう meshi o kuu

飯を食う is read as めしをくう (meshi o kuu) and means to have a meal.

Meaning

English

to have a meal
to eat
to make a living
to earn one's bread

Reading

Kana

めしをくう

Romaji

meshi o kuu

Writing Variants

飯を喰う めしをくう meshi o kuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 144064 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飯の食い上げ

めしのくいあげ

losing one's means of livelihood

飯が食えない

めしがくえない

cannot make a living

臭い飯を食う

くさいめしをくう

to go to prison

冷や飯を食う

ひやめしをくう

to depend on someone for food and lodging

同じ釜の飯を食う

おなじかまのめしをくう

to live together

無駄飯食い

むだめしぐい

ne'er-do-well

冷や飯食い

ひやめしくい

someone who is received coldly

飯

めし

cooked rice

飯店

はんてん

Chinese restaurant

飯田女子短大

いいだじょしたんだい

Iida Women's Junior College

飯盛女

めしもりおんな

maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)

飯盛石

いいもりせき

iimoriite-(Y)

Example Sentences

今日は家で飯を食う。

きょうはいえでめしをくう。

I'm eating at home today.

彼は飯を食うのが早い。

かれはめしをくうのがはやい。

He eats quickly.

これは年来の習慣でしょうが、わたしは自宅にいる場合、飯を食うときのほかは机の前を離れたことは殆どありません。

It has been a habit of mine for many years that when I am in my home, apart from mealtimes, I hardly ever leave my desk.