はむ

Also written 食む, 喰む

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to eat (fodder, grass, etc.)
2. to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

Example sentences

• 牛が野原で草をはんでいた。
  Cattle were grazing in the field.
• 錆が鉄を虫食むのと同様に心配は心を虫食む。
  As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.
• 羊が牧草地で草をはんでいた。
  The sheep were grazing in the meadow.

Common phrases

• 草をはむ
• 禄を食む (ろくをはむ) to get a salary (from)

Word lists

• Spoken

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists