Vocabulary

What does 召し上がる (めしあがる, meshiagaru) mean?

召し上がる (めしあがる, meshiagaru) means to eat, to drink (honorific).

Quick facts
Readingめしあがる
Romajimeshiagaru
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
めしあがる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmeshiagaru

to eat, to drink (honorific)

GenkiGenki 19honorific
  1. 1godan verb · transitive to eat; to drink

Example sentences

  • Please, help yourself.

  • Has the teacher already had lunch?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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