also: じき · し
General term for food or something to eat. Often used in compounds like 食品 (food products) or 食料 (food supplies).
Food is one of the basic human needs.
Only with reading しょく
Refers to the act of eating or one's appetite. Common in expressions like 食が進む (appetite increases) or 食が細い (have a small appetite).
Recently, my appetite has decreased.
I try to have three meals a day.
Interest in food safety has been growing recently.
I want to convey the local culture through its food.
He and I are close friends who have shared many meals together.
food; provisions; foodstuffs
breakfast
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria · restaurant; eatery; diner
foodstuff; ingredient
evening meal; dinner; supper
appetite (for food)
meal service; provided lunch; provision of meals
food; foodstuff
lunch; midday meal
eating out; dining out
set meal; meal set; daily special
meat eating; meat diet · carnivorous
food; provisions; rations; food supply
tableware; dishes; eating utensils
predation; preying upon; eating prey
dining table
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
edible; for food use
Japanese food; Japanese cuisine
(loaf of) bread; sandwich bread; pullman loaf
staple food
herbivorous; plant-eating
decay; rot; erosion · corrosion; rust; etching · saprophagy
food expenses; food costs; board
food poisoning
after a meal; postprandial
encroachment; invasion; erosion (figurative) · erosion; corrosion
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.