食む

Reading

Kana: はむ

Romaji: hamu

Definitions

v5m

vt

1

to eat (fodder, grass, etc.)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

Example Sentences

牛(うし)が野原(のはら)で草(くさ)をはんでいた。

➥Cattle were grazing in the field.

錆(さび)が鉄(てつ)を虫(むし)食(は)むのと同様(どうよう)に心配(しんぱい)は心(こころ)を虫(むし)食(は)む。

➥As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.

羊(ひつじ)が牧草地(ぼくそうち)で草(くさ)をはんでいた。

➥The sheep were feeding in the meadow.