Radical

What does the radical 食 mean?

The radical 食 means eat, food; it has 9 strokes.

食

9 strokes11 kanji

eat, food

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Kanji using this radical

飯cooked rice飲drink館large building (hall, library)飢hunger飼raising飽full飾decorating養raising餓starving餅mochi (rice cake)餌bait (for fishing, trapping)