ITS KANJI
HOW IT SOUNDS
Written
Conversational alternative: 食べる ›IN A SENTENCE
日本人は昔から魚を食してきた。
The Japanese have eaten fish since long ago.
written for Tangoya
IN OTHER SENTENCES
人類は太古の昔から指を用いて食べ物を食してきたのである。
People have eaten with their fingers from the beginning of history.
from Tatoeba · mookeee
MEANING
1
to eat
する verb · transitive
TANGOYA ASKS
The dictionary gives 食する this one meaning.
DETAILS
Kind単漢字, single kanji
Frequency#11,304 most used
Written食する only
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium