What is the Kanji for "Ingest" and "Consume"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Ingest" and "Consume", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Ingest" and "Consume" is "喫".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "No".

Its onyomi reading is "Kitsu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "口" means "Mouth" and can be read as "Ku", "Kuchi", and "Kou". And The kanji "契" means "Pledge" and can be read as "Kei" and "Chigi".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "喫" mean in japanese?

"喫" means "Ingest" and "Consume".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

喫茶店: "Cafe". The Japanese noun '喫茶店 (きっさてん)' refers to a cafe, a place where people can go to drink coffee, tea, and other beverages and sometimes eat light meals or snacks. Cafes are a popular social gathering place in Japan. For example: I enjoy visiting the cafe near my house - (私は家の近くのカフェに行くのが好きです). Let's meet at the cafe downtown - (downtown のカフェで会いましょう).

喫茶: "Cafe". The Japanese noun '喫茶 (きっさ)' refers to a cafe or coffeehouse. It is a place where people can go to order and consume various hot beverages, such as coffee, tea, and sometimes light food items. Cafes are a popular meeting place in Japan and an important part of the social and cultural landscape. For example: I'll meet you at the cafe - (喫茶店で会いましょう). Let's go to the café - (喫茶店に行きましょう).

喫煙: "Smoking". The verbal noun '喫煙 (きつえん)' means 'smoking'. This noun refers to the action of inhaling and exhaling tobacco smoke. It is commonly used to describe the act of smoking cigarettes or other tobacco products. For example: Smoking is prohibited in this area - (この地域では喫煙が禁止されています). I need to go out for a smoking break - (喫煙の休憩に出ないといけません).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". And The hiragana "の" is read as "no".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.