平らげる

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
平げる

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) いらげ [tàírágéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ta̠iɾa̠ɡe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb[edit]

(たい)らげる (tairageruたひらげる (tafirageru)?transitive ichidan (stem (たい)らげ (tairage), past (たい)らげた (tairageta))

Japanese verb pair
active 平らげる
mediopassive 平らぐ
  1. (often said of a large amount of food or drink) to consume completely, to eat up, to finish off
    • 1954, 坂口安吾, 裏切り[1], 青空文庫:
      モジモジしながらいつもライスカレー(さん)(まい)はペロリと(たい)らげていました。
      Mojimoji shinagara itsumo raisu karē sanmai wa perori to tairagete imashita.
      While acting hesitant, he always quickly ate up at least three plates of curry rice.
  2. to subdue, to suppress, to subjugate
    Synonym: 平定する (heitei suru)
  3. to flatten

Conjugation[edit]