Kanji

喫

consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のむ

Common Readings

キツ

Example sentences

喫茶店 きっさてん
静かな喫茶店で本を読むのが好きです。

I like reading books in a quiet coffee shop.

会話 かいわ
喫茶店で友達と楽しく会話を楽しみました。

I enjoyed a fun conversation with a friend at a cafe.

満喫 まんきつ
連休を利用して、沖縄の海を満喫した。

I enjoyed the sea of Okinawa to the full during the long holiday.

自然 しぜん
休日は都会を離れて、豊かな自然を満喫した。

On my days off, I leave the city and fully enjoy the rich nature.

喫茶 きっさ
この喫茶店は雰囲気が良い

This coffee shop has a nice atmosphere.

喫する きっする
昨日の試合で、我々のチームは手痛い敗北を喫した。

In yesterday's match, our team suffered a painful defeat.

闘志 とうし
彼は敗北を喫したが、その目にはまだ闘志がみなぎっていた。

He suffered a defeat, but his eyes still overflowed with fighting spirit.

喫煙 きつえん
指定された場所以外での喫煙は禁止されています。

Smoking is prohibited in areas other than those designated.

禁止 きんし
この建物内での喫煙は厳重に禁止されています。

Smoking is strictly prohibited inside this building.

Example Vocabulary

喫茶店

きっさてん

coffee shop; cafe

満喫

まんきつ

to enjoy to the full; to savor; to have one's fill

喫茶

きっさ

tea drinking; coffee shop (abbr.)

喫する

きっする

to drink; to eat; to suffer; to experience

メイド喫茶

メイドきっさ

喫煙

きつえん

smoking

漫画喫茶

まんがきっさ

喫煙所

きつえんじょ

喫煙者

きつえんしゃ

喫茶室

きっさしつ

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