食 — eat, food, meal

た食 eat

U+98DF Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes Freq #328 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1472 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #184 飠

Meanings

eat
food
meal

word

く ku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

食(く) う kuu to eat (vulgar)

た ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

食(た) べる taberu to eat 食(た) べ物(もの) tabemono food

しょく shoku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

食(しょく) shoku food 食(しょく) 品(ひん) shokuhin food 昼(ちゅう) 食(しょく) chuushoku lunch 食(しょく) 事(じ) shokuji meal 夕(ゆう) 食(しょく) yuushoku dinner 朝(ちょう) 食(しょく) choushoku breakfast 食(しょく) 料(りょう) shokuryou food 食(しょく) 堂(どう) shokudou dining hall 食(しょく) 材(ざい) shokuzai food ingredient 食(しょく) 糧(りょう) shokuryou food 飲(いん) 食(しょく) inshoku food and drink 給(きゅう) 食(しょく) kyuushoku school lunch

Stroke order

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