喫
喫·consume, eat
- On-yomi
- キツ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喫茶店 | きっさてん | coffee shop, tearoom |
| 喫煙 | きつえん | smoking |
| 満喫 | まんきつ | fully enjoying, having one's fill |
| 喫煙室 | きつえんしつ | smoking room |
Example sentences
駅前の喫茶店で待っています。
えきまえのきっさてんでまっています。
I'll be waiting at the coffee shop in front of the station.
この建物の中では喫煙できません。
このたてもののなかではきつえんできません。
You may not smoke inside this building.
久しぶりの休暇を満喫した。
ひさしぶりのきゅうかをまんきつした。
I thoroughly enjoyed my first holiday in a long while.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 喫茶店 as きつちゃてん — it is きっさてん
- Reading 喫煙 as きつえむ or きっえん — it is きつえん with a full つ
Memory aid
Picture it
The mouth 口 attached to 契 'to cut a deal' — whatever you take in through the mouth, tea, smoke or a whole holiday.
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