# 喫 — Consume

Frequency rank 1451 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 浸 (Immersed), less common than 泥 (Mud).

- On’yomi: きつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A mouth on the left opens wide, while a rib cage holds a sword next to something big on the right — your big mouth consumes everything, even swords from a rib cage.

In words:

- 喫茶店 きっさてん — coffee lounge
- 喫茶 きっさ — tea drinking;tea house

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