How do you read 共食?

共食 is read きょうしょく (kyoushoku).

What JLPT level is 共食?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 共食 in romaji?

共食 is written kyoushoku in romaji, also spelled kyoshoku.

What kanji are in 共食?

共 (Together, Both); 食 (Eat, Food).

共食きょうしょく

きょうしょく · kyoushoku (also spelled kyoshoku)

noun

Communal eating of food that has been offered to a god, sacrificial meal

eating together (with family, friends, etc.), communal dining

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Kanji in this word

共Together, Both, Neither 音きょう訓とも・とも.に JLPT N3 · 6 strokes 食Eat, Food 音しょく・じき訓く.う・く.らう JLPT N5 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

共学きょうがくcoeducation 共感きょうかんsympathy, response 共通きょうつうcommonness, mutual 共同きょうどうcooperation, association, collaboration 共存きょうぞんcoexistence 公共こうきょうpublic, community, communal 食器しょっきtableware 食事しょくじするmeal

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What does 共食 mean?

Communal eating of food that has been offered to a god, sacrificial meal. It can also mean: eating together (with family, friends, etc.), communal dining.

How do you pronounce 共食?

きょうしょく (kyoushoku). Press Listen above to hear it.

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