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食べ尽くす (たべつくす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

食たべ尽つくす

た

べ

つ

く

す

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

eat up; consume completely

Emphasizes eating every last bit, leaving nothing behind.

彼かれは大おお盛もりのラーメンを一人ひとりで食たべ尽つくした。
He ate up a large bowl of ramen all by himself.
冷れい蔵ぞう庫この残のこり物ものを全

ぜん

部ぶ

食た

べ

尽つ

くし

て

しまっ

た

。

I ended up eating all the leftovers in the fridge.

Written forms

食たべ尽つくす
Standard kanji spelling.
食たべつくす
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in everyday writing.

Kanji

食eat, food
尽exhaust, use up, run out of

Similar words

食たべ切きる
食べ切る also means 'to eat completely,' but 食べ尽くす has a stronger nuance of consuming everything without leaving a trace, often implying a large amount or thoroughness.

Etymology

Compound of 食べ (stem of 食べる 'to eat') + 尽くす 'to exhaust, use up.'