Meaning

Primary

To Eat

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means eat so the verb version is to eat.

Reading

たべる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You have to remember the portion if you want to be able to read this word, which uses the kun'yomi reading. Think about yourself eating some tacos (). Imagine yourself eating it, that raw beef taste in your mouth (either like it or hate it).

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • むさぼるように食べる

    to eat greedily

    食べたいときに食べる

    to eat when one wants to

    いっしょに食べる

    to eat together

Context Sentences

毎日ドーナッツを食べる。

I eat donuts every day.

私は、パイナップルを一口だけ食べました。

I only had a bite of pineapple.

うちの犬はキャットフードを食べることが多いです。

Our dog often eats cat food.

Kanji Composition