NichiDict

食べる

N5
たべる
喰べる
[taberu]
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Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to eat

2.IchidanTransitive

to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

Examples

朝ごはんはもう食べた

Have you already eaten breakfast?

年金だけで食べていくのは大変だ。

Living on just a pension is tough.

初めて寿司を食べたのは五歳の時だ。

The first time I ate sushi was when I was five.