164.食


1. Meaning and Reading

  • eat, food
  • Onyomi : しょく
  • Kunyomi : べる

2. Kanji Explanation

  • 人 : lid
  • 日 : rice bowl
  • 以 : chopsticks

The image of opening the lid (人) of a rice bowl (日) and eating with chopsticks (以) — symbolizing ‘food’ and ‘to eat’.

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3. Example Words

食べる たべる
eat

I eat breakfast.

食事 しょくじ
meal

I have a meal with my family.