食
eat · food
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
top-bottom: 亼 + 良
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of '人' (person) and '良' (good). Person eating something good. Or covered dish.
Symbolism
Meal, survival, culture. Symbolizes Japanese food culture as 'food is life'.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Enjoying a meal
Anime & Manga
食戟のソーマ
しょくげきのそーま
Food Wars!(2012)
Author: Yūto Tsukuda
'Food battle' in the title; a story of growth through cooking battles.
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Four-Character Compounds
弱肉強食
じゃくにくきょうしょく
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong; the law of the jungle
暴飲暴食
ぼういんぼうしょく
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking; excessive drinking and eating
無為徒食
むいとしょく
idling one's time away; idling one's time away
鯨飲馬食
げいいんばしょく
drinking like a fish and eating like a horse; eating mountains of food and drinking oceans of liquor; drinking like a fish and eating like a horse
牛飲馬食
ぎゅういんばしょく
heavy eating and drinking; gorging and swilling; drinking like a cow and eating like a horse; heavy eating and drinking
伴食大臣
ばんしょくだいじん
nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister; nominal (figurehead) minister
無芸大食
むげいたいしょく
lacking the talent to do anything but eat; lacking the talent to do anything but eat
粗衣粗食
そいそしょく
simple life; frugal life; simple life
暖衣飽食
だんいほうしょく
well-fed and well-dressed; well-fed and well-dressed
悪衣悪食
あくいあくしょく
shabby clothes and plain foods; shabby clothes and plain foods
医食同源
いしょくどうげん
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness; a balanced diet leads to a healthy body
骨肉相食
こつにくそうしょく
blood feud; domestic discord; blood feud
肉食妻帯
にくじきさいたい
meat and matrimony (Buddhism); Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married; meat and matrimony (Buddhism)
伴食宰相
ばんしょくさいしょう
incompetent cabinet minister; figurehead minister; incompetent cabinet minister
飽食暖衣
ほうしょくだんい
being well fed and warmly clothed; being well fed and warmly clothed
箪食瓢飲
たんしひょういん
simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink; simple food and drink
箪食壺漿
たんしこしょう
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); baskets of rice and vessels of congee; receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops)
錦衣玉食
きんいぎょくしょく
beautiful clothes and fine food; life of luxury; beautiful clothes and fine food
Proverbs & Idioms
腹八分目に医者いらず
はらはちぶんめにいしゃいらず
Eat until you are 80% full and you won't need a doctor
Moderation in eating keeps you healthy