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食

eat
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingショク、ジキ
Kun readingく.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

食堂食べ物食べる食事食料品食う食卓食品食物食欲食料食糧

Radicals and components

Radical食eat

Mnemonic (RtK)

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food · umbrella · good · halo · drop (丶) · silver (金)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1582

Compound words

食堂しょくどう
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; canteen; messroom
食べるたべる
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
食べ物たべもの
food
食事しょくじ
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
食料品しょくりょうひん
foodstuff; groceries
食卓しょくたく
dining table
食品しょくひん
food; food products; foodstuffs
食物しょくもつ
food; foodstuff
食欲しょくよく
appetite (for food)
食料しょくりょう
food
食糧しょくりょう
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
食うくう
to eat; to live; to make a living; to survive; to bite
食塩しょくえん
table salt
食器しょっき
tableware
衣食住いしょくじゅう
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
給食きゅうしょく
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
食い違うくいちがう
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
飲食いんしょく
food and drink; eating and drinking
会食かいしょく
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
外食がいしょく
eating out; dining out
間食かんしょく
eating between meals; snacking
軽食けいしょく
light meal; snack; refreshments
月食げっしょく
lunar eclipse
乞食こじき
beggar; begging

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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