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N2 Kanji 36: 喫

Meaning:

In Japanese,喫 means “to drink”.


How to read it:

Kunyomi:Not often used
Onyomi:きつ


How to write it:


Origin:

It’s hard to remember this kanji by its origin because it changed too much. However, you can remember this kanji by the kanji 契. You can see a knife here. It means that if you want to drink the water, you need to carve your name on it.
So 喫 means “to drink”.


Development:


Vocabulary:

LevelWordReadingMeaningType
Basic喫茶店きっさてんcoffee shopNoun
Basicメイド喫茶めいどきっさmaid cafeNoun
Adv喫煙きつえんsmokingNoun & Verb
H_Adv満喫まんきつenjoymentNoun & Verb
H_Adv喫するきっするto enjoyVerb
Others喫緊きっきんurgentNoun
Others喫水きっすいdraftNoun
Others喫驚きっきょうbe surprisedNoun & Verb
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