食 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 食 mean?

Eat. Food. Meals. To make a living. To feed. To raise.

How to read 食?

Kunyomi... くう/ku,くらう/kurau,たべる/taberu,はむ/hamu

Onyomi... ショク/shoku,ジキ/jiki,シ/shi

jinmeikun... aki, akira, uke, kura, ke, mike,

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

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Can be registered as a Japanese name

In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem.

type common-use kanji
unicode 98DF

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食 / related names

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gender:

Name:
kua
Katakana:
クウア

Kanji:
食愛
Meaning:
  • Eat. Food. Meals. To make a living. To feed. To raise.
  • Love. to love.To care for and cherish. To be attracted to. To be attached to a particular person.Not wanting to give up something important. To regret.
Name:
akira
Katakana:
アキラ

Kanji:
Meaning:
  • Eat. Food. Meals. To make a living. To feed. To raise.
Name:
kumi
Katakana:
クミ

Kanji:
食美
Meaning:
  • Eat. Food. Meals. To make a living. To feed. To raise.
  • Beautiful. Excellent. Splendid. Delicious.

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