く.う
kuu
JLPT N59 strokesKanjiLevel 10 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

食 is the kanji for "Food". A common reading is く.う (kuu). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Food

Also : Eat

Readings

kunく.う/ kuukunく.らう/ kuraukunた.べる/ taberukunは.む/ hamuonしょく/ shokuonじき/ jiki

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Example Sentences

朝ご飯を食べてから、学校へ行きます。

あさごはんをたべてから、がっこうへいきます。

I go to school after eating breakfast.

すしを食べたいです。

すしをたべたいです。

I want to eat sushi.

Vocabulary using 食

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