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食

Kanji 食: meaning "eat, food", readings, stroke order

The kanji 食 means "eat, food". On'yomi: ショク、ジキ; kun'yomi: くう、くらう、たべる. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
eat, food
On'yomi
ショクジキ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
くうくらうたべる
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 食

  • 食べる たべる — To eat
  • 食堂 しょくどう — cafeteria, dining hall
  • 食べ物 たべもの — food
  • 食料品 しょくりょうひん — foodstuff, groceries
  • 食事する しょくじする — meal
  • 食卓 しょくたく — dining table
  • 食品 しょくひん — foodstuff
  • 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 — provisions, rations
  • 食う くう — (male) (vulg.) to eat

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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