Quick answer
喫 is the kanji for "Eat / Drink / Smoke". A common reading is の.む (nomu). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Eat / Drink / Smoke
Also : Eat · Drink · Smoke · Consume · Receive (a Blow)
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
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
Learn 喫 with Spaced Repetition
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