Japanese symbol for “dabble”
食い散らす
くいちらす
Romaji: kuichirasu
to eat untidily
In Japanese, dabble is 食い散らす, read くいちらす (kuichirasu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to eat untidily
- v5s, vt to eat a bit of everything
- v5s, vt to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
Written forms: 食い散らす、食散らす. Readings: くいちらす.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
| 食べ物 | たべもの tabemono | food |
| 食料 | しょくりょう shokuryou | food |
| 食べる | たべる taberu | to eat |
| 食う | くう kuu | to eat |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 散歩 | さんぽ sanpo | walk; stroll |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.