食 — eat, food, meal
しょく
食
eat
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
food
action
U+98DF
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #328
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1472
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #184
飠
Meanings
- eat
- food
- meal
word
しょく shoku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
食
shoku
food
昼
食
chuushoku
lunch
夕
食
yuushoku
dinner
朝
食
choushoku
breakfast
食
生
活
shokuseikatsu
dietary life
外
食
gaishoku
eating out
食
後
shokugo
after a meal
日
本
食
nihonshoku
Japanese food
食
品
shokuhin
food
食
事
shokuji
meal
飲
食
inshoku
food and drink
食
物
shokumotsu
food
定
食
teishoku
set meal
和
食
washoku
Japanese cuisine
食
料
shokuryou
food
食
堂
shokudou
dining hall
食
材
shokuzai
food ingredient
給
食
kyuushoku
school lunch
試
食
shishoku
food tasting
食
欲
shokuyoku
appetite
食
糧
shokuryou
food
食
卓
shokutaku
dining table
しき ・じき shiki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
く ku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
た ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しょっ sho Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (1)
Pictographic (象形). 𠆢 (umbrella/lid) over 良 (good). A cover over something good — food. Eat, food.