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多食 (たしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

多た食しょく

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

eating a lot; gluttony; heavy eating

Refers to the act of eating large quantities or the habit of eating a lot. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to eat a lot'.

彼かれは多た食しょくで有ゆう名めいだ。
He is famous for eating a lot.
最さい近きん多た食しょくしてしまって、体たい重じゅうが

増ふ

え

た

。

I've been eating too much lately and gained weight.

Kanji

多many, frequent, much
食eat, food

Similar words

大おお食ぐい
大食い emphasizes the ability to eat large amounts, often in a competitive or impressive sense, while 多食 is a more neutral term for eating a lot or overeating.
過か食しょく
過食 implies excessive eating, often with a negative or medical connotation (overeating), whereas 多食 is a more general term for eating a large amount.

Etymology

Compound of 多 (た, 'many, much') and 食 (しょく, 'eating'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word is straightforwardly derived from its kanji components.