食しょくする

suru verb (special), transitive verb

to eat

Only when written 食する

Formal or literary term for eating; not used in casual conversation. Often found in written language or polite contexts.

• 夕ゆう食しょくを食しょくする前まえに手てを洗あらいましょう。

  Let's wash our hands before eating dinner.

• 彼かれは静しずかに朝ちょう食しょくを食しょくした。

  He quietly ate his breakfast.

suru verb (special), intransitive verb

to become eclipsed

Used for astronomical objects such as the sun or moon undergoing an eclipse. The kanji 蝕する is rare but specifically associated with this meaning.

• 今こん夜や、月つきが蝕しょくする。

  The moon will be eclipsed tonight.