召し上がる

めしあがる

To eat or drink (honorific)

N4verb·meshiagaru

How to remember it

召し (respectful summon) + 上がる (take up) — reverently taking up food.

Example sentences

  • どうぞ、お召し上がりください。

    どうぞ、おめしあがりください。

    Please, go ahead and eat.

  • もうお召し上がりましたか。

    もうおめしあがりましたか。

    Have you already eaten?

Usage

Honorific; use about others, never about yourself.

Related words

食べる飲むいただく

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