“Food” or “Meal” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “食”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “食” means “Eat”, “Diet” or “Solar eclipse” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “食”
Jouyou Kanji “食” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 9 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | しょく(shoku) |
| じき(jiki) | |
| し(shi) | |
| い(i) | |
| Kun-Yomi | く(う)(ku(u)) |
| た(べる)(ta(beru)) | |
| く(らう)(ku(rau)) | |
| は(む)(ha(mu)) | |
| Meanings | Eat, Have, Live on |
| Food, Meal, Diet | |
| Stipend, Provision | |
| Feed, Support | |
| Solar eclipse, Lunar eclipse |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “食”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 食い上げ(くいあげ-ku i a ge) | ① Losing the means of livelihood, Being unable to make a living, ② Suspension of a samurai’s annual rice stipend, ③ Fish swimming upwards after biting a fishhook |
| 食い意地(くいいじ-ku i i ji) | Be greedy, Gluttonous |
| 食い掛け(くいかけ-ku i ka ke) | Half‐eaten |
| 食い気(くいけ-ku i ke) | Appetite |
| 食い下がる(くいさがる-ku i sa ga ru) | To hang on, To cling to, To keep after (someone), To refuse to back down, To persist, To tenaciously face (someone) |
| 食い倒れ(くいだおれ-ku i da o re) | Ruin oneself by one’s extravagance in food |
| 食い道楽(くいどうらく-ku i do u ra ku) | Epicurism, Epicureanism, Gastronomist |
| 食い扶持(くいぶち-ku i bu chi) | Cost of one’s food, Money for food |
| 食い物(くいもの-ku i mo no) | ① Food, Foodstuff, ② Prey, Victim |
| 食中り(しょくあたり-sho ku a ta ri) | Food poisoning |
| 食塩(しょくえん-sho ku e n) | Salt, Cooking salt |
| 食害(しょくがい-sho ku ga i) | Damage to crops by vermin, Pest damage, Feeding damage, Insect damage |
| 食言(しょくげん-sho ku ge n) | Go back on one’s word, Break one’s word |
| 食思(しょくし-sho ku shi) | An emotion associated with eating |
| 食指(しょくし-sho ku shi) | Index finger, Forefinger |
| 食指を動かす(しょくしをうごかす-sho ku shi wo u go ka su) | Seeing something delicious and wanting to eat it, Desire for things, Desire or interest in something, Desire or interest in something one has interested |
| 食事(しょくじ-sho ku ji) | Meal, Repast, Dining |
| 食餌(しょくじ-sho ku ji) | Food (esp. for a medical diet) |
| 食餌療法 or 食事療法(しょくじりょうほう-sho ku ji ryo u ho u) | Medical diet, Diet therapy, Medical nutrition therapy |
| 食傷(しょくしょう-sho ku sho u) | ① Surfeit, Glut, Being fed up, ② Food poisoning |
| 食尽 or 蝕甚(しょくじん-sho ku ji n) | Maximum eclipse, Maximum obscuration |
| 食人種(しょくじんしゅ-sho ku ji n shu) | Cannibal race, Cannibals |
| 食生活(しょくせいかつ-sho ku se i ka tsu) | Food practice, Eating habits, Dietary habit, Dietary life |
| 食膳(しょくぜん-sho ku ze n) | Dining table |
| 食滞(しょくたい-sho ku ta i) | A condition in which food is not properly digested and absorbed and remains in the body |
| 食卓(しょくたく-sho ku ta ku) | Dining table |
| 食中毒(しょくちゅうどく-sho ku chu u do ku) | Food poisoning, Alimentary intoxication |
| 食通(しょくつう-sho ku tsu u) | Gourmand, Gourmet |
| 食堂(しょくどう-sho ku do u) | ① Dining room, Dining saloon, Dining hall, ② Restaurant, Eatery, Snack bar, Diner |
| 食道(しょくどう-sho ku do u) | Gullet, Esophagus |
| 食肉(しょくにく-sho ku ni ku) | Meat |
| 食費(しょくひ-sho ku hi) | Food expenses, Grocery expenses |
| 食品(しょくひん-sho ku hi n) | Food, Food products, Foodstuffs, Groceries |
| 食分 or 蝕分(しょくぶん-sho ku bu n) | Degree of obscuration, Magnitude of eclipse |
| 食紅(しょくべに-sho ku be ni) | Red food coloring, Food red |
| 食味(しょくみ-sho ku mi) | Taste, Eating quality, Flavor of food |
| 食靠れ(しょくもたれ-sho ku mo ta re) | Sitting heavy in one’s stomach, Remaining undigested |
| 食物(しょくもつ-sho ku mo tsu) | Food, Foodstuff |
| 食休み(しょくやすみ-sho ku ya su mi) | Rest after a meal |
| 食用(しょくよう-sho ku yo u) | Food, For use as food, Edible |
| 食欲(しょくよく-sho ku yo ku) | Appetite for food |
| 食料(しょくりょう-sho ku ryo u) | Provision, Foodstuff, Food |
| 食糧(しょくりょう-sho ku ryo u) | Food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat), Provisions, Rations, Food supply |
| 食禄(しょくろく-sho ku ro ku) | Salary that samurai received by serving their lord, Salary, Stipend |
| 食客(しょっかく or しょっきゃく-sho kka ku (or) sho kkya ku) | ① Free-loader, Dependant, Hanger-on, Parasite, ② House guest |
| 食間(しょっかん-sho kka n) | Between meals |
| 食券(しょっけん-sho kke n) | Meal coupon, Food ticket |
| 衣食(いしょく-i sho ku) | ① Food and clothing, ② Living, Livelihood |
| 飲食(いんしょく-i n sho ku) | Food and drink, Eating and drinking |
| 皆既食(かいきしょく-ka i ki sho ku) | Total eclipse (solar or lunar) |
| 会食(かいしょく-ka i sho ku) | Eating together, Dining together, Having a meal together |
| 外食(がいしょく-ga i sho ku) | Eating out, Dining out |
| 間食(かんしょく-ka n sho ku) | Snack, Snack between meal, Between-meal snack |
| 牛飲馬食(ぎゅういんばしょく-gyu u i n ba sho ku) | Drinking like a cow and eating like a horse, Heavy eating and drinking, Gorging and swilling |
| 給食(きゅうしょく-kyu u sho ku) | School lunch, School meal, Food services, Catering |
| 欠食(けっしょく-ke ssho ku) | Undernourished, Meal skipping, Missing a meal |
| 月食(げっしょく-ge ssho ku) | Lunar eclipse |
| 乞食(こじき-ko ji ki) | Beggar, Mendicant |
| 菜食(さいしょく-sa i sho ku) | Vegetable diet, Vegetarian meal |
| 主食(しゅしょく-shu sho ku) | Staple food, Main dish |
| 少食(しょうしょく-sho u sho ku) | Light eating, Spare diet, Not eating much |
| 常食(じょうしょく-jo u sho ku) | Daily food, Staple food, Regular diet |
| 寝食(しんしょく-shi n sho ku) | Bed and food, Eating and sleeping |
| 浸食(しんしょく-shi n sho ku) | Erosion |
| 節食(せっしょく-se ssho ku) | Temperance in eating, Diet |
| 絶食(ぜっしょく-ze ssho ku) | Fasting, Starvation, Nothing by mouth |
| 粗食(そしょく-so sho ku) | Plain food, Poor meal, Simple food, Frugal meal |
| 大食(たいしょく-ta i sho ku) | Gluttony, Polyphagia, Polyphagy |
| 断食(だんじき-da n ji ki) | Starvation, Fasting, Fast |
| 昼食(ちゅうしょく or ちゅうじき-chu u sho ki (or) chu u ji ki) | Lunch, Midday meal |
| 朝食(ちょうしょく-cho u sho ku) | Breakfast |
| 肉食(にくしょく-ni ku sho ku) | Meat eating, Meat diet, Creophagy |
| 日食(にっしょく-ni ssho ku) | Solar eclipse |
| 美食(びしょく-bi sho ku) | ① Gourmet food, Delicious food, ② Dining on gourmet food, Following a lavish diet, Living as an epicure |
| 副食(ふくしょく-fu ku sho ku) | Side dish, Supplementary food |
| 米食(べいしょく-be i sho ku) | Rice diet, Rice-based diet, Rice centered diet |
| 偏食(へんしょく-he n sho ku) | Unbalanced diet, Deviated food habit |
| 飽食(ほうしょく-ho u sho ku) | ① Eating until one is full, Eating one’s fill, Gorging on, Satiation, ② Having adequate food, Having all one needs (for daily living), Plenty |
| 暴食(ぼうしょく-bo u sho ku) | Overeating, Gluttony, Surfeit, Hyperphagia |
| 夜食(やしょく-ya sho ku) | Midnight meal, Late-night snack, Fourth meal, Midnight snack |
| 夕食(ゆうしょく-yu u sho ku) | Supper, Dinner, Evening meal |
| 糧食(りょうしょく-ryo u sho ku) | Food for people to eat in specific situations such as during military or disaster situations, Ration, Provision, Victuals, Provender, provisions, Viands, Commissariat |
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