Kanji: 食

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	食 Radical name: しょくへん
Meaning:	Eat, food
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	食堂(しょくどう)	dining hall
N5	食(た)べ物(もの)	food
N5	食(た)べる	to eat
N4	食事(しょくじ)する	to have a meal
N4	食料品(しょくりょうひん)	groceries
N3	食(く)う	(male) (vulg) to eat
N3	食事(しょくじ)	meal
N3	食卓(しょくたく)	dining table
N3	食品(しょくひん)	commodity, foodstuff
N3	食物(しょくもつ)	food, foodstuff
N3	食欲(しょくよく)	appetite (for food)
N3	食料(しょくりょう)	food
N3	食糧(しょくりょう)	provisions, rations
N3	昼食(ちゅうしょく)	lunch, midday meal
N2	衣食住(いしょくじゅう)	necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.)
N2	食塩(しょくえん)	table salt
N2	食器(しょっき)	tableware
N1	給食(きゅうしょく)	school lunch, providing a meal
N1	食(く)い違(ちが)う	to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry
N1	主食(しゅしょく)	staple food
N1	定食(ていしょく)	set meal, special (of the day)