食 eat

(peaked roof) + 良 (good)

★★★★★

9 strokes

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

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