Word Meaning

しょく shoku

食 is read as しょく (shoku) and means eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
  2. occultation
  3. eating
  4. appetite
  5. food
  6. foodstuff
  7. meal
  8. portion

Reading

Kana

しょく

Romaji

shoku

Writing Variants

  • shi
  • じき jiki
  • しょく shoku

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 1004 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食う

くう

to consume time and-or resources

食い下がる

くいさがる

to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

食べる

たべる

to eat

食パン

しょくぱん

(loaf of) bread

食らう

くらう

to receive (e.g. a blow)

食後

しょくご

after a meal

食み出る

はみでる

to be forced out

食い入る

くいいる

to eat into

食前

しょくぜん

before meals

食わす

くわす

to deceive

外食

がいしょく

eating out

日食

にっしょく

solar eclipse

Example Sentences

10

まいあさ、ぱんをたべます。

I eat bread every morning.

こどもがりんごをたべている。

The child is eating an apple.

きのうはなにもたべなかった。

I didn't eat anything yesterday.

このみせのたべものはやすくておいしい。

The food at this restaurant is cheap and tasty.

いぬにたべものをあげないでください。

Please do not give food to the dog.

いそがしくてちゅうしょくをたべるじかんがなかった。

I was so busy that I didn't have time to eat lunch.

しょくごにこーひーをのみます。

I drink coffee after a meal.

そのかんじゃはすこしずつしょくじをとれるようになった。

The patient gradually became able to eat little by little.

しょくはぶんかとふかくむすびついている。

Food is deeply connected to culture.

Lunch break!