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食用

Reading

Kana: しょくよう
Romaji: shokuyou
Kana
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Definition

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for use as food; edible

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ

Example Sentences

この(さかな)食用(しょくよう)にならない。
➥This fish is not fit to eat.
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その(にく)(まった)食用(しょくよう)(てき)さなかった。
➥None of the meat was fit to eat.
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その(なか)には、(あたら)しく食用魚(しょくようぎょ)になりうるもの、その()新種(しんしゅ)動物(どうぶつ)発見(はっけん)(はい)るだろう。
➥Among these there may be new sources of food fish and new species of other creatures.
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ニンジンやカブは食用(しょくよう)根菜(こんさい)です。
➥Carrots and turnips are edible roots.
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あの工場(こうじょう)では(ふる)食用油(しょくようゆ)石鹸(せっけん)をつくっている。
➥They make used cooking oil into soap at that factory.
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