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    3. 冷や飯を食う

    冷や飯を食う

    冷ひや​飯めしを​食くう​

    to depend on someone for food and lodging

    NTVerbFood & DiningKanji Vocab36 strokes

    ひやめしをくう

    Verb

    1.
    to depend on someone for food and lodging
    idiomatic expression
    2.
    to be treated coldly, to be kept in a low position
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 36

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    冷
    つめ.たい・ひ.える・ひ.や・ひ.ややか・ひ.やす・ひ.やかす…(3)
    cool・cold (beer, person)・chill
    Kanji
    飯
    めし…(5)
    meal・boiled rice
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    や
    ya
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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