# 食 eat

(peaked roof) + 良 (good)
★★★★★
9 strokes
SYMBOLIC
SYMBOLIC 2/3 of the time.

## Onyomi

SHOKU | I was SHOCKED when the dude ate like Jello with eels in it.

## Mnemonic

| It's good to eat in a restaurant with a peaked roof. Shows class.

## Kunyomi

たべ*る | eat ★★★★★
く＊う | to devour!!! it's kind of a more mean way of saying 'to eat.'- most of the negative, dark expressions involving eating use KUU rather than TABERU. Also - very seldom - it means to make a living, as in the English phrase, 'You gotta work to eat.' ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

食べ物(たべもの) | food ★★★★★ 食 (eat) + 物 (animal / thing) = 食べ物 (food) food. Can be used of the ingredients OR the finished, cooked product.
和食(わしょく) | Japanese-style food ★★★☆☆ 和 (peace/ Japan) + 食 (eat) = 和食 (Japanese-style food)
洋食(ようしょく) | western food ★★☆☆☆ 洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) + 食 (eat) = 洋食 (western food)
軽食(けいしょく) | light meal, snack ★☆☆☆☆ 軽 (lightweight) + 食 (eat) = 軽食 (light meal, snack)
人食い(ひとくい) xxx | a man-eating XXX. ★☆☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 食 (eat) = 人食い (a man-eating XXX.)

## Used In

- 飲
- 飾
- 飯
- 飼
- 飢
- 飽
- 館

## Synonyms

differ 異なる 差 食い違い 相違 間隔 区別 距離
eat 食べる 食う
rice or food 米 ご飯 食べ物 料理