[食] Handwritten Kanji for to eat and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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