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食
JLPT N5 SL2 9 strokes Frequency: #328

Meanings

Eat, Food

Radicals

食

Decomposition

βΏ±δΊΊθ‰―

Etymology

Pictographic: A dish of foodΒ θ‰― with a lid on topΒ δΊΊ

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
2 diagonal right-to-left
3 vertical right-to-left
4 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
5 horizontal left-to-right
6 horizontal bottom-to-top
7 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
8 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
9 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ショク shoku
γ‚Έγ‚­ jiki
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
は ha
く ku
た ta

Words Using This Kanji

813 words total
Other (20 words)
ι£Ÿγ„ くい

eating

ι£Ÿι“η‚Ž γ—γ‚‡γγ©γ†γˆγ‚“

esophagitis

ι£Ÿγ„γ€γ くい぀き

bite (in fishing)

θΈŠγ‚Šι£Ÿγ„ γŠγ©γ‚Šγγ„

eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving

食缢 しょっかん

food container (esp. for transport)

ι£ŸδΊ‹δΌš γ—γ‚‡γγ˜γ‹γ„

dinner party

硢飲食 γœγ€γ„γ‚“γ—γ‚‡γ

fasting

ι£ŸεΎŒι…’ しょくごしゅ

digestif

ι£ŸδΊ‹γ‚’ζ‘‚γ‚‹ γ—γ‚‡γγ˜γ‚’γ¨γ‚‹

to have a meal

ε†…ι£Ÿ うけしょく

home cooking

ι£ŸγΉζ…£γ‚Œγ‚‹ たべγͺγ‚Œγ‚‹

to be used to eating

ε–ι£Ÿθ‘Œθ€… γ‹γ£γ—γγ‚γ‚“γ˜γ‚ƒ

meal announcer (at a Zen monastery)

θ…ι£Ÿζ€§ ちしょくせい

corrosiveness

θƒƒι£Ÿι“ι€†ζ΅η—‡ γ„γ—γ‚‡γγ©γ†γŽγ‚ƒγγ‚Šγ‚…γ†γ—γ‚‡γ†

gastroesophageal reflux disease

食油 しょくゆ

cooking oil

η΅¦ι£Ÿε½“η•ͺ きゅうしょくとうばん

being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up

ε€–ι£ŸδΊ‹ζ₯­ γŒγ„γ—γ‚‡γγ˜γŽγ‚‡γ†

restaurant industry

ι£ŸδΈ­ι…’ しょくけゅうしゅ

alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)

ι£Ÿε‘©η›Έε½“ι‡ γ—γ‚‡γγˆγ‚“γγ†γ¨γ†γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†

salt equivalent

ι£Ÿη”¨θŒ γ—γ‚‡γγ‚ˆγ†γγ‚“

edible mushroom