喫
Consume
Meanings
Consume, Eat, Drink, Smoke, Receive (a Blow)
On'yomi
きつ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
の.む
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
喫 is written in 12 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
喫 (Consume) is taught on WaniKani at level 18 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1347 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 12 strokes.
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