Lingaku食べる【たべる】
Frequency rank: 226.
- to eat
- to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] eats [Food] every day
[Person] lives on [Salary]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to eat
- to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
This meaning refers to the act of consuming food, and it is commonly used in daily conversations around meals and eating activities.
This meaning indicates relying on a particular source for sustenance or support, such as a salary or another person's resources.
Generated collocations (experimental)
たべる食べることthe act of eatingおいしいものをたべる食べるto eat delicious foodあさごはん朝ごはんをたべる食べるto have breakfastひるごはん昼ごはんをたべる食べるto have lunchばんごはん晩ごはんをたべる食べるto have dinnerがいしょく外食をするto eat outやさい野菜をたべる食べるto eat vegetablesはらがへって腹が減ってたべる食べるto eat when hungryすき好きなものをたべる食べるto eat what you likeおかねお金でたべる食べるto live on money (subsist on income)
Generated related terms (experimental)
たべる食べる【たべる】
Refers to the act of eating or consuming food.
のむ飲む【のむ】
Refers to the act of drinking liquids, contrasting with eating solid food.
Refers to living, encompassing the broader concept of one's lifestyle, including sustenance.
Refers to the act of consuming or taking in, often used in the context of nutrients or energy.
やしなう養う【やしなう】
Refers to providing for oneself or others, particularly in terms of sustenance or support.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
1988 results
During summer breaks, I ate dinner at midnight.
When did the Japanese start eating polished rice?
Pac-Man, when a certain condition is reached, can counter attack and eat the monsters chasing him.
I don't lose my appetite when I get stressed, rather I can't calm down unless I eat something.
We sometimes combine going for a drive with eating the ramen we love so.
Oh yes, you didn't eat any in-flight meals either did you?
When you're fed up with the school cafe you can buy something at Bellfa or eat at a family restaurant.
"My metabolism is such that no matter how much I eat I don't put on weight." "Just now, this second, you've made enemies of people throughout the world."
Last week I was treated to dinner by my friend who'd won at pachinko. It was all-you-can-eat so I ate to my heart's content.
If you skip breakfast and keep lunch light, then in the evening you can have whatever you want.
I think that as long as I don't overeat, I will certainly lose weight.
Actually if you eat beets your urine may turn a light pink colour.