How to write 食
- Meaning
- eat, food
- On reading
- ショク、ジキ
- Kun reading
- く(う)、く(らう)、た(べる)、は(む)
- Strokes
- 9
- Level
- JLPT N5
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Example words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| 外食 | がいしょく | eating out; dining out |
| 食後 | しょくご | after a meal |
Example sentence
何を食べますか。
なにをたべますか。
What will you eat?
Uses only kanji from JLPT N5 and below.
Practice sheet
The red stroke is the one to write next, and the dot shows where to start. Trace the grey characters, then write on your own.
食eat, foodOn: ショク、ジキ · Kun: く(う)、く(らう)、た(べる)、は(む) · 9 strokes · JLPT N5
Free worksheets from kanji.chanyama.com. Stroke order: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0, Ulrich Apel). Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0, EDRDG). JLPT lists: tanos.co.uk (unofficial). This worksheet is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.