芯を食う
shinwokuu
to get to the heart of the matter, to get to the core
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  1. shinwokuu to get to the heart of the matter, to get to the core; to hit (a ball) with the sweet spot (of a golf club, baseball bat, etc.)
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Kanji Breakdown
Wick
On: しん
7 strokes
Eat, Food
On: しょく,じき Kun: く.う,く.らう,た.べる,は.む
9 strokes N5
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
芯を食う (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく芯を食うことがあります。
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