漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 29 strokesRadical
On
ショク
Kun
た(べる)・く(う)
Meaning
to eat

Origin

ORIGIN

Rice in a lidded bowl — food, to eat.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショク食事・食料・会食
ジキ断食
くう食う・食い物
くらう食らう
たべる食べる・食べ物

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 食事しょくじ

    meal

  • 夕食ゆうしょく

    dinner

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

ごはんを 食べます。

I eat a meal.

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