食しょくする

しょ

く

す

る

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

suru verb (special), transitive verb

to eat

formal or literary

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.

2

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.

Written forms

食しょくするUsage99%
Standard kanji form for the eating sense; also used for the eclipse sense.
蝕しょくするUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form for the eclipse sense, using the character for 'eclipse'.

Kanji

食eat, food
蝕eclipse, occultation, be defective

Similar words

食たべる
The standard, everyday verb for 'to eat'. 食する is much more formal and literary.
食くう
A more casual and sometimes rough equivalent of 食べる. 食する is formal, while 食う is informal.
日にっ食しょく
The noun for 'solar eclipse'. 食する is the verb form for the eclipse phenomenon.

Etymology

Derived from the kanji 食 (eat) combined with the verbalizing suffix する. The eclipse sense comes from the traditional belief that an eclipse is caused by a celestial body being 'eaten'.