Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 大食い(おおぐい) in Japanese

大食い
Kana Reading
おおぐい
Romaji
ōgui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    gluttony
    Example sentence
    彼女は大食い競争で一番になった。 She got first prize in the eating contest.

Examples of 大食い, おおぐい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

食 JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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大 JLPT 5

3 strokes

large, big

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに

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