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Kotomora

喫

consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • キツ

Kun'yomi

  • の.む

Meaning

喫 centers on taking something into the body or self: consuming food or drink, smoking, or receiving an impact such as a blow.

Most common words using 喫

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  • 喫煙きつえん
    N1

    smoking (tobacco)

  • 喫茶店きっさてん
    N5

    coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

  • 満喫まんきつ
    N1

    having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content

  • 喫茶きっさ
    N1

    tea drinking

  • 喫するきっする

    to eat; to drink; to smoke; to take

  • 漫喫まんきつ

    manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)

  • 喫緊きっきん

    urgent; pressing; exigent

  • まんが喫茶まんがきっさ

    manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)

  • ジャズ喫茶ジャズきっさ

    jazz cafe

  • メイド喫茶メイドきっさ

    maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes

  • 受動喫煙じゅどうきつえん

    passive smoking; second-hand smoking

  • 喫すきっす

    to eat; to drink; to smoke

  • 喫むのむ

    to smoke (tobacco)

  • 喫水きっすい

    sea gauge; draft; draught

  • 喫水線きっすいせん

    waterline (ship)

  • 喫煙コーナーきつえんコーナー

    smoking corner

  • 喫煙ルームきつえんルーム

    smoking room

  • 喫煙具きつえんぐ

    smoking implement; smoking device

  • 喫煙室きつえんしつ

    smoking room; smoking compartment

  • 喫煙席きつえんせき

    smoking seat (in a restaurant, train, etc.); smoking section

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Etymology

喫 combines 口 (mouth) with 契, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of cutting or engraving, but the exact historical connection to consuming is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

A mouth 口 beside 契, which looks like a person with a tool cutting into something. Imagine a mouth consuming food, drink, or smoke, or a boxer's mouth receiving a blow.

Reading mnemonic

For キツ, imagine a kitsune (fox) consuming a meal: kitsune -> キツ, and the fox's mouth is busy eating.