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食 — eat, food
食
ENeat, food
HIखाना, भोजन
Readings
On (音読み): ショク
Kun (訓読み): た、 く
Stroke / radical
Stroke count: 9 · Radical: 食
Compound examples
- 食べる (たべる) — to eat
- 食べもの (たべもの) — food
- 食前 (しょくぜん) — before a meal (e.g. medicine instructions)
Example sentences
JAごはん 食べないの？
ENAren't you going to eat?
JAぜんぜん 食べません。
ENI don't eat at all.
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