食
1. Meaning and Reading
- eat, food
- Onyomi : しょく
- Kunyomi : たべる
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’.
3. Example Words
食べる
たべる
eat
朝ご飯を食べる。
I eat breakfast.
食事
しょくじ
meal
家族と食事をする。
I have a meal with my family.
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