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食

N5Lesson 39 strokes

to eat, meal, food

On reading (音読み): ショク
Kun reading (訓読み): た.べる

Example words

食(た)べますto eat
食堂(しょくどう)dining room
食(た)べ物(もの)food
食(た)べるto eat
食事(しょくじ)meal, food
和食(わしょく)Japanese cuisine

In the vocabulary

Words from the course that use this kanji.

食堂(しょくどう)dining roomLesson 3
食(た)べますto eatLesson 6
食(た)べ物(もの)foodLesson 8
食事(しょくじ)しますto eatLesson 13
定食(ていしょく)set menuLesson 13

Easy to mix up

The book warns about these lookalike kanji.