This is the kanji for food and eating.

on readings:
  • shoku
  • jiki
kun readings:
  • ta
  • ku
examples:
fushoku corrosion
inshoku food and drink, eating and drinking
ishokujū food, clothing and shelter
Kaiko okite kuwa o hamu May 21 - 25
keishoku light meal
oshokuji meal
sanshoku encroachment, inroads
shishoku taste, sample
shokki eating utensils
shokuiku food education
shokuji meal
shokutaku dining table
soshoku coarse food, plain diet
tabemono food
ぎる tabesugiru eat too much, overeat
teishoku meal of fixed menu, complete meal
washoku Japanese food

links:
Japanese calander
Wiktionary

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