Today’s Kanji is “食” (ta-beru); Kanji for “to eat”.
Handwritten Kanji “食” (ta-beru)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “食”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 食 | ショク ジキ く-う く-らう た-べる | shoku jiki ku-u ku-rau ta-beru | 9 | 食 | to eat |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “食”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 食堂 | しょくどう | shokudou | A restaurant |
| 魚を食べる | さかなをたべる | sakana wo taberu | Eating fish |
| 腐った食べ物 | くさったたべもの | kusatta tabemono | Rotten food |
