餌 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「⻞」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「⻞」
- On
- ジ・ニ
- Kun
- え・えば・えさ・もち
- Meaning
- bait; feed
Origin
Food plus a phonetic element: the food given to animals — feed, and bait.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジ | 好餌・食餌 |
|---|---|
| えさ | 餌 |
| え | 餌食 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 餌えさ
feed; bait
- 好餌こうじ
tempting bait
Example
池の鯉に餌をやった。
I fed the carp in the pond.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)