Word Meaning 寒食

かんしょく kanshoku

寒食 is read as かんしょく (kanshoku) and means Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice.

Meaning

English

  1. Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice
  2. 105th day after the winter solstice

Reading

Kana

かんしょく

Romaji

kanshoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 139042 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寒気

かんき

chill

寒い

さぶい

cold (e.g. weather)

寒さ

さむさ

coldness

寒冷

かんれい

cold

寒中

かんちゅう

mid-winter

寒風

かんぷう

cold wind

寒天

かんてん

agar-agar

かん

midwinter

寒々

さむざむ

wintry

寒気立つ

さむけだつ

to feel cold

給食

きゅうしょく

provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.)

和食

わしょく

Japanese food