What does kanji 餌 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 餌 is food.

How is kanji 餌 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 餌 are え, えば, えさ, もち; the onyomi readings are ジ, ニ.

How many strokes does kanji 餌 have?

Kanji 餌 has 14 (juga 15) strokes.

What is the main radical of kanji 餌?

The main radical for kanji 餌 is 食.

What words use kanji 餌?

Example words that use kanji 餌 include 餌, 餌やり, 餌場, 餌食.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

餌

Meaning

Kanji 餌

food

food, bait, prey, tempting profit

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ええばえさもち
Onyomi 音読み: ジニ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 㢽 (Itaiji) , 饵 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #2277
Strokes: 14 (juga 15)
Radical: 食
Components: 耳 • 艮 • 食
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 31 entries that include this kanji.

餌

えさ

(animal) feed

餌やり

えさやり

feeding (animals)

餌場

えさば

feeding ground

餌食

えじき

prey

餌袋

えぶくろ

gizzard

餌箱

えさばこ

(animal) feed tray

餌付く

えづく

to begin to eat or feed

餌付け

えづけ

artificial feeding (of wild animals)

擬餌

ぎじ

lure

疑似餌

ぎじえ

lure

給餌

きゅうじ

feeding (an animal)

好餌

こうじ

bait

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鳥に餌をやった。

I fed the bird.

魚は餌に食いついた。

The fish bit the bait.

子猫が餌をねだっている。

The kitten is begging for food.

その蜘蛛は小さな虫を餌にする。

That spider feeds on small insects.

甘い話を餌にして人をだますな。

Don't deceive people with tempting offers.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 3 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

狗之餌 Esa Inuno

通草野餌人 Jinin Akebino

愛さないといわれましても～元魔王の伯爵令嬢は生真面目軍人に餌付けをされて幸せになる～ Aisanai to Iwaremashitemo: Moto Maou no Hakushaku Reijou wa Kimajime Gunjin ni Ezuke wo Sarete Shiawase ni Naru

Kanji 餌

Readings

Related vocabulary

餌

餌やり

餌場

餌食

餌袋

餌箱

餌付く

餌付け

擬餌

疑似餌

給餌

好餌

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