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食

ショク・たべる・くう

Eat, food

Strokes
9
Radical
食
音読み
ショク
訓読み
た.べる、く.う

Meaning

Eat, food · comer

Readings

  • On (音読み): ショク
  • Kun (訓読み): た.べる・く.う

Example words

  • 食べる(たべる)— to eat
  • 食べ物(たべもの)— food
  • 食堂(しょくどう)— cafeteria

Structure

Radical 食 (しょく・しょくへん · Eat, food) · 9 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

食う (くう) is rough/masculine — stick to 食べる. Medicine is 飲む (drunk), not eaten.

Common mistakes

  • 食う (くう) is rough/masculine — stick to 食べる. Medicine is 飲む (drunk), not eaten.

Examples

食べるたべる

to eat

食べ物たべもの

food

食堂しょくどう

cafeteria

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