# 餌 — bait; pet food

餌 means “bait; pet food”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes.  Kun'yomi: え (e), えさ (esa). You'll see it in words such as 餌 (esa, “feed; fodder”).

- Meaning: bait; pet food
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: え (e), えさ (esa)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 4

## How to remember 餌

Parts: 食 eat; food · 耳 ear

## Words with 餌

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 餌 | えさ (esa) | feed; fodder |

## More in the “Animals 4” set

[雌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/female/) · [蛍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firefly/) · [牙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fang/) · [蚊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mosquito/) · [蜂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bee/) · [蚕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silkworm/) · [餌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bait/) · [哺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suckle/) · [繭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cocoon/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bait/. Last updated 2026-11-01.