Moji Ninja

食 — eat; food

食 means “eat; food”. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ショク (shoku). Kun'yomi: た(べる) (taberu), く(う) (kuu). You'll see it in words such as 食べる (taberu, “to eat”).

食
Stroke order of 食
Meaning
eat; food
On'yomi
ショク (shoku)
Kun'yomi
た(べる) (taberu), く(う) (kuu)
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N5 · set Verbs

How to remember 食

Under the roof (人) something good (良) is served: eat.

Parts: 人 person; roof · 良 good

Words with 食

WordReadingMeaning
食べるたべる taberu kunto eat
食パンしょくパン shokupansliced bread

Example sentences

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