喰

eat; drink; receive (a blow); (kokuji)

12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.

Readings

• くう (kun reading): 漆喰 (しっくい) mortar; 喰いタン (くいタン) tanyao with open melds (not allowed in some rules)
• くらう (kun reading)

Components

• 口
• 食
• 口 radical mouth
• 食 radical eat; food

Words using 喰

• 漆喰 (しっくい) mortar
• 喰いタン (くいタン) tanyao with open melds (not allowed in some rules)
• 心喰い虫 (しんくいむし) codling moth larva
• 女喰い (おんなくい) womanizer
• 喰付 (くっつき) three pairs in a dealt hand (scoring combination)
• 端喰 (はしばみ) cross-piece joining two or more boards (carpentry)

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