Quick answer
喫 is the kanji for "Consume". The most common reading is の.む (nomu). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Consume
Also : Eat · Drink
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 喫 represents 'CONSUME'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of consume.
On-reading: きつ — remember this sound by associating it with consume. Kun-reading: の.む.
Example Sentences
最近は週に一度カフェで読書をする喫茶タイムが、大切なリフレッシュになっています。
さいきんはしゅうにいちどかふぇでどくしょをするきっさたいむが、たいせつなりふれっしゅになっています。
Recently, my weekly café reading session has become an important way to recharge.
喫煙は健康に悪影響を及ぼすことが科学的に証明されています。
きつえんはけんこうにあくえいきょうをおよぼすことがかがくてきにしょうめいされています。
It has been scientifically proven that smoking has adverse effects on health.
Vocabulary using 喫
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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