| On-yomi | 食 | Kun-yomi |
| ショク , ジキ | く.う , く.らう , た.べる , は.む |
eat, food
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| Strokes number : 9 | Skip Code : 2-2-7 |
| Kanji Frequency : 328 | Unicode : 98DF |
| Level : 2nd year | jis 208 Code : 31-9 |
| Noryokushiken : level 4 | Bushu : 184 食 |
Words with this Kanji
| Word | Reading | Translation |
| 食事 | しょくじ | meal |
| 食品 | しょくひん | commodity, foodstuff |
| 食料 | しょくりょう | food |
| 食糧 | しょくりょう | provisions, rations |
| 昼食, 昼餉 | ちゅうしょく, ちゅうじき, ひるげ | lunch, midday meal |
| 飲食 | いんしょく | food and drink, eating and drinking |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく | school lunch, providing a meal |
| 夕食 | ゆうしょく | evening meal, dinner |
| 食 | しょく | meal, (one's) diet, food, foodstuff(s) |
| 食べ物 | たべもの | food |
Kanji Index in the Dictionaries
| Dictionary | Kanji Index |
| Classic Nelson | 5154 |
| New Nelson | 6674 |
| Halpern | 2075 |
| Kanji Learners | 1316 |
| Heisig | 1472 |
| Gakken | 269 |
| Japanese Names | 1159 |
| Essential Kanji | 283 |
| Daikanwajiten | 44014 |
| Henshall | 146 |
| Kanji and Kana | 322 |
| Sakade | 253 |
| Henshall 3 | 163 |
| Tuttle Kanji cards | 180 |
| Crowley | 207 |
| Kanji in context | 131 |
| Busy people | 2 |
| Kodansha compact | 1900 |
