JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 喫: "consume, eat, drink"
The kanji 喫 means "consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read キツ in on'yomi and の.む in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
の.む
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1347 of 2,501 |
Common words with 喫
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 喫茶店coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse · kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
- 満喫having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content · enjoying to the full
- 喫茶tea drinking · teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffee shop
- 喫するto eat; to drink; to smoke; to take · to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
- メイド喫茶maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
- 喫煙smoking (tobacco)
- 喫煙所smoking area; smoking corner
- 喫煙者smoker
- 喫緊urgent; pressing; exigent
- 喫茶室coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
- 喫煙室smoking room; smoking compartment
- 漫喫manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
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