Kanji for "Food"

5 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "food". The most popular choice is shown first.

食

Top pick

eat, food

Reading: shoku

9 strokes

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Related kanji for "food"

糧

food

ryou · wisdom

18 strokes餌

food

ji

14 strokes斎

buddhist food(also: purification, room, worship)

sai · spiritual

11 strokes丼

bowl of food(also: bowl)

ton

5 strokes

Frequently asked questions

What is the Japanese kanji for food?

The most common kanji for "food" is 食, read as shoku. It means eat, food. Related kanji: 糧 (food), 餌 (food), 斎 (buddhist food), 丼 (bowl of food).

How many strokes does 食 have?

食 has 9 strokes.