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.
Other kanji information..
| application |
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. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 98DF 食 (For HTML use) |
食 / related names
- Name:
- kua
- Katakana:
- クウア
- Name:
- akira
- Katakana:
- アキラ
- Name:
- kumi
- Katakana:
- クミ
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