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食

N5

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • eat
  • food

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ショク
  • ジキ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • く.う
  • く.らう
  • た.べる
  • は.む
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N5
Frequency
#420
School Grade
Grade 2
Radical
食#184 · eat

Components

Common Words

  • 食しょくNoun
    food, foodstuff
  • 食事しょくじNoun
    meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
  • 食品しょくひんNoun
    food, food products, foodstuffs
  • 食料しょくりょうNoun
    food
  • 食糧しょくりょうNoun
    food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat), provisions, rations
  • 昼食ちゅうしょくNoun
    lunch, midday meal
  • 夕食ゆうしょくNoun
    evening meal, dinner
  • 給食きゅうしょくNoun
    provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.), providing a meal, lunch service

Practice in Kanjiru

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