食


This is the kanji for food and eating.

on readings:
  • shoku
  • jiki
kun readings:
  • ta
  • ku
examples:
腐食 fushoku corrosion
飲食 inshoku food and drink, eating and drinking
衣食住 ishokujū food, clothing and shelter
蚕起食桑 Kaiko okite kuwa o hamu May 21 - 25
軽食 keishoku light meal
お食事 oshokuji meal
蚕食 sanshoku encroachment, inroads
試食 shishoku taste, sample
食器 shokki eating utensils
食育 shokuiku food education
食事 shokuji meal
食卓 shokutaku dining table
粗食 soshoku coarse food, plain diet
食べ物 tabemono food
食べ過ぎる tabesugiru eat too much, overeat
定食 teishoku meal of fixed menu, complete meal
和食 washoku Japanese food

links:
Japanese calander
Wiktionary

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Last Alteration Performed: 19 February 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.