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N5 · 9 strokes · 184. 飛 fly · Irodori #11 · Starter L5
食
eat, food
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Readings
- On’yomi
- ショク、ジキ
- Kun’yomi
- く・う、く・らう、た・べる、は・む
Example words
食
しょく
food; foodstuff
食
しょく
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation
食堂
しょくどう
dining room; dining hall
食事
しょくじ
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
A lid (人) over a bowl of good (良) food — to eat.
Components
The food radical (食) is this character itself — a lid covering a bowl of good food.
Anchor word
食べます (たべます) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in 食べます (たべます) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: く・う、く・らう、た・べる、は・む — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: ショク、ジキ — common in compound words (熟語).