食 (kuu) Kanji Meaning: "Eat" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A lid lifts off a bowl of rice. Time to eat.

食 means eat

food

A lid lifts off a bowl of rice. Time to eat.

On'yomi

  • ショクshoku
  • ジキjiki

Kun'yomi

  • く(う)kuu
  • く(らう)kurau
  • た(べる)taberu
  • は(む)hamu

Stroke order

Common words

  • 朝食ちょうしょくbreakfast
  • 食料しょくりょうfood
  • 月食げっしょくlunar eclipse
  • 日食にっしょくsolar eclipse

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 食Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 食Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 食Seal
  4. Today

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