Japanese More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 大 食 漢 たいGrade: 1 しょくGrade: 2 かんGrade: 3 kan'on Close More information Alternative spelling ... Alternative spelling 大食漢 (kyūjitai) Close Etymology Compound of 大食(たいしょく) (taishoku, “gluttony”) + 漢(かん) (kan, “man”). Pronunciation (Tokyo) たいしょくかん [tàíshókúꜜkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])(Tokyo) たいしょくかん [tàíshóꜜkùkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])IPA(key): [ta̠iɕo̞kɯ̟kã̠ɴ] Noun 大(たい)食(しょく)漢(かん) • (taishokukan) glutton, big eater Synonyms 大食(おおぐ)らい (ōgurai)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.