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2,136 Jōyō kanji · JLPT N5–N1

食

Eat, Food JLPT N5

9 strokes · school grade 2 · frequency rank #328

Meaning

Eat, Food

Readings

On’yomiショク shoku、ジキ jiki
Kun’yomiく.う kuu、く.らう kurau、た.べる taberu、は.む hamu

Radical

食 — eat (Kangxi radical #184)

Components

A basic character — not built from smaller components.

Example sentences

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