食
食 - 1. to eat E.g.: 食欲 (appetite), 飲食 (eating and drinking) 2. meal E.g.: 食前 (before a meal), 食卓 (dining table) 3. food E.g.: 食糧 (provisions), 衣食 (food and clothing) 4. to make a living; livelihood; stipend E.g.: 食禄 (stipend) 5. to support; to provide for E.g.: 食客 (dependent guest) 6. eclipse; to be obscured E.g.: 日食 (solar eclipse), 月食 (lunar eclipse)
食 (く.う く.らう た.べる は.む) — to eat<br>E. meal<br>E. food<br>E. to make a living; livelihood; stipend<br>E. to support; to provide for<br>E. eclipse; to be obscured<br>E.
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Kunyomi
く.う;く.らう;た.べる;は.む
Onyomi
ショク;ジキ
Strokes
9
JLPT
N5
Frequency 
#328/2500
Composition
良 𠆢
Meaning
- to eat
E. meal
E. food
E. to make a living; livelihood; stipend
E. to support; to provide for
E. eclipse; to be obscured
E.
Tip
- it's good (良) f
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
く.う
く.らう
た.べる
は.む
Onyomi
ショク
Example
食事
shokuji
は
ha
家庭
katei
で
de
食
ta
べますか
bemasuka
、
,
外食
gaishoku
ですか
desuka
。
.
Do you eat at home or eat out?
食
ta
べるほど
beruhodo
食欲
shokuyoku
がでる
gaderu
。
.
The more I eat the bigger my appetite gets.
食
ta
べろったら
berottara
食
ta
べろよ
beroyo
。
.
If you want to eat, eat.
食
ta
べたいだけ
betaidake
食
ta
べなさい
benasai
。
.
Eat as much as you like.
食堂
shokudou
へ
he
行
i
って
tte
食事
shokuji
をしよう
woshiyou
。
.
Let's adjourn to the dining room for dinner.
食事
shokuji
はいく
haiku
途中
tochuu
で
de
食
ta
べよう
beyou
。
.
We'll eat on the way.
食
ta
べたの
betano
?
?
Have you eaten?
食
ta
べれば
bereba
食
ta
べたぶん
betabun
(
(
だけ
dake
)
)
太
futo
る
ru
。
.
The more you eat, the more you will gain weight.
食
ta
べ
be
過
su
ぎた
gita
。
.
I ate too much.
食事
shokuji
ですよ
desuyo
。
.
Dinner's ready.
昼食
chuushoku
を
wo
食
ta
べよう
beyou
。
.
Let's eat lunch.
夜食
yashoku
に
ni
インスタントラーメン
insutantoraamen
を
wo
食
ta
べた
beta
。
.
I had instant noodles as a midnight snack.
