Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あい
Grade: 4
しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi kan'on

Etymology

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Compound of (あい) (ai, love, affection) + (しょく) (shoku, eating; food). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Compare 愛飲(あいいん) (aiin, habitual favorite drink).

Noun

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(あい)(しょく) (aishoku

  1. fondness for eating

Verb

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

  1. to be fond of food
  2. to habitually eat one's favorite food
    八丁味噌(はっちょみそ)愛食(あいしょく)する。
    Hatcho miso o aishoku suru.
    I always eat hatcho miso.

Conjugation

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