Japanese symbol for “devouring”
爆食
ばくしょく
Romaji: bakushoku
eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring; consuming voraciously
In Japanese, devouring is 爆食, read ばくしょく (bakushoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring; consuming voraciously
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “devouring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| むしゃむしゃ | むしゃむしゃ mushamusha | munching; devouring; gobbling up |
| 爆食い | ばくぐい bakugui | eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring |
| ぱくぱく | ぱくぱく pakupaku | heartily (eating); devouring; munching |
| バクバク | バクバク bakubaku | heartily (eating); devouring; munching |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆発 | ばくはつ bakuhatsu | explosion; detonation; blast |
| 爆弾 | ばくだん bakudan | bomb |
| 爆撃 | ばくげき bakugeki | bombing (raid) |
| 原爆 | げんばく genbaku | atomic bomb; A-bomb |
| 爆破 | ばくは bakuha | destructive blast; blowing up; explosion |
| 空爆 | くうばく kuubaku | aerial bombing |
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
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.