捕食

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Chinese

to catch; to seize; to capture
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
trad. (捕食)
simp. #(捕食)

Pronunciation


Verb

捕食

  1. to hunt for food
  2. (transitive) to prey on

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(しょく) (hoshoku

  1. predation

Verb

()(しょく)する (hoshoku surusuru (stem ()(しょく) (hoshoku shi), past ()(しょく)した (hoshoku shita))

  1. prey on

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN