Memory phrase for the character: 喫

喫

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Meaning

consume, eat&drink, receive, ingest

Pronunciation

 KITSU

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: pledge, promise 契 (tally stick , [pairwise marked sticks were distributed at the conclusion and joined again after implementation of an agreement] - Cut into a tally stick with a sword 刀 in big 大 letters: the pledge)

Mnemonic
 
The mouth promises to eat and drink.

Radicals

口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
tally stick
刀 swordAs radical often simplified to:刂
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
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 Vocabulary

喫茶店 きっさてん  coffee lounge

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