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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‚‰γ„θΎΌγ‚€ くらいこむ

to be thrown in jail

εˆ©ι£Ÿγ„ γ‚Šγγ„

profit-taking

ζ΅ε‹•ι£Ÿ γ‚Šγ‚…γ†γ©γ†γ—γ‚‡γ

liquid food (diet)

星食 せいしょく

occultation (by the Moon)

ι£Ÿζ–™ε“εΊ— γ—γ‚‡γγ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γ²γ‚“γ¦γ‚“

grocer

沑食子 ぼっしょくし

gallnut

δΌ΄ι£Ÿε€§θ‡£ γ°γ‚“γ—γ‚‡γγ γ„γ˜γ‚“

nominal (figurehead) minister

εΎ’ι£Ÿ としょく

idle life

硢食 γœγ£γ—γ‚‡γ

fasting

ι£Ÿε™¨ζ£š しょっきだγͺ

cupboard

ι£Ÿθ‚‰ι‘ž しょくにくるい

carnivores (i.e. animals of the order Carnivora)

倧食漒 γŸγ„γ—γ‚‡γγ‹γ‚“

great eater

馬食 ばしょく

heavy eating

ζΎι£Ÿγ„θ™« ま぀くいむし

insects harmful to pine trees

ζΈ›ε‘©ι£Ÿ γ’γ‚“γˆγ‚“γ—γ‚‡γ

low-salt diet

η²‰ι£Ÿ ちんしょく

powdered food

ι…Έζ€§ι£Ÿε“ さんせいしょくひん

acid(ic) foods

防食 ぼうしょく

protection against corrosion

ι˜²ι£Ÿε‰€ ぼうしょくざい

an anti-corrosive (agent)

δ½•ι£Ÿγ‚γ¬ι‘” γͺγ«γγ‚γ¬γ‹γŠ

innocent look