also: にくじき
肉食する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 肉食する | 肉食しない |
| Polite | 肉食します | 肉食しません |
| Past polite | 肉食しました | 肉食しませんでした |
| Past | 肉食した | 肉食しなかった |
| Te-form | 肉食して | 肉食しないで |
| Desire | 肉食したい | 肉食したくない |
| Potential | 肉食できる | 肉食できない |
| Passive | 肉食される | 肉食されない |
| Causative | 肉食させる | 肉食させない |
| Causative passive | 肉食させられる | 肉食させられない |
| Volitional | 肉食しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 肉食しましょう | |
| Imperative | 肉食しろ | 肉食するな |
| Conditional | 肉食すれば | 肉食しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 肉食したら | 肉食しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
meat eating; meat diet
Refers to the act of eating meat or a diet that includes meat. Often contrasted with 菜食 (vegetarian diet).
See also: 菜食
He gave up eating meat for his health.
A meat-centered diet raises cholesterol concerns.
noun-modifying (irregular)
carnivorous
Only with reading にくしょく
Used prenominally to describe animals that eat meat, as in 肉食動物 (carnivorous animal). Restricted to the reading にくしょく.
See also: 草食
Lions are a typical carnivorous animal.
Lions are carnivorous.
A diet that leans too heavily on meat isn't good for your health.
Carnivorous animals have sharp fangs.
carnivorous fish