JLPT N5 kanji · 9 strokes · #328 by frequency
食 — Eat, food
- Meaning
- Eat, food
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- ショクジキ
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
In bold: the readings to learn first.
Stroke order
9 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.
Components
The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.
Memory hook
A person (人) smells a good (良) dish simmering and sits right down to eat (食).
Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.
Common vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食 | しょく | food, foodstuff |
| 食う | くう | to eat |
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| 虫食む | むしばむ | to be worm-eaten, to be eaten by worms |
| 食堂 | しょくどう | dining room, dining hall, cafeteria |
| 昼食 | ちゅうじき | lunch, midday meal |
Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.