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JLPT N4 · Honorific & polite words

めしあがる

to eat; drink (honorific)

Stroke order of めしあがる

5 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

め · 2 strokesし · 1 strokesあ · 3 strokesが · 5 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

MESHIAGARU — 'mesh-ee-ah-gah-roo': 'mesh' the food and it 'goes up' — honored eating.

Parts: godan verb; honorific for 食べる/飲む

The characters in めしあがる

  • め め — me (2 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • あ あ — a (3 strokes)
  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

どうぞ、めしあがってください。

Please, go ahead and eat.

More words: Honorific & polite words

いらっしゃるto be; come; go (honorific)おっしゃるto say (honorific)なさるto do (honorific)くださるto give (honorific)いただくto receive (humble)まいるto go; come (humble)もうすto say (humble)いたすto do (humble)ござるto be (polite)おるto be (humble)さしあげるto give (humble)うかがうto visit; ask (humble)ございますto be (polite)

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