# 喫 — consume; partake

喫 means “consume; partake”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: キツ (kitsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: consume; partake
- On'yomi: キツ (kitsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Food & cooking 1

## How to remember 喫

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 契 contract

## Don't confuse it with

[契](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/contract/) · [害](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harm/) · [割](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/split/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 1” set

[塩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/salt/) · [杯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cup/) · [甘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweet/) · [卵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/egg/) · [喫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consume/) · [粉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flour/) · [脂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fat/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consume/. Last updated 2026-11-01.