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大食漢 (taishokukan) Japanese meaning: big eater | Kotomora

大たい食しょく漢かん

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Meanings

1

big eater; glutton

Describes a person who eats a lot; slightly literary or emphatic compared to 大食い.

彼かれは大たい食しょく漢かんで、一人ひとりでピザを三さん枚まい平たいらげた

。

He's a big eater and polished off three pizzas by himself.

Kanji

大large, big
食eat, food
漢Sino-, China

Related words

大おお食ぐい
More common and casual term for a big eater or eating contest; 大食漢 is more literary and emphasizes the person's character.

Built from

大たい食しょく+漢かん

Etymology

Compound of 大食 (たいしょく, 'eating a lot') + 漢 (かん, 'man'), literally 'big-eating man'.