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    3. 立ち食い

    立ち食い

    立たち​食ぐい​

    eating while standing

    KMT10News #47+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeFood & DiningKanji Vocab18 strokes

    立食い立ち喰い立喰い

    たちぐい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    eating while standing, eating at a (street) stall

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    Speed1.0x

    駅えきの立たち食ぐいそばは安やすくて早はやい。

    The standing soba at the station is cheap and fast.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily LifeTravel & Transportation
    時じ間かんがないので、立たち食ぐいで済すませた。

    Since I didn't have time, I just ate standing up.

    KMT10Food & DiningDaily Life
    立たち食ぐいの文ぶん化かは、日に本ほんの忙いそがしい都と市し生せい活かつを象しょう徴ちょうしている。

    The culture of eating while standing symbolizes Japan's busy urban life.

    KMT10Food & DiningCulture & TraditionsDaily Life
    祭まつりの屋や台たいでは、みんな立たち食ぐいを楽たのしんでいる。

    At the festival stalls, everyone enjoys eating while standing.

    KMT10Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    彼かれはいつも昼ちゅう食しょくを立たち食ぐいスタイルで済すませる。

    He always finishes his lunch in a standing-eating style.

    KMT10Daily LifeFood & Dining

    Characters that make up this word

    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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