kanji

Meaning

Eat, Food

Reading

Parts

人Person 良Good

Example Word

朝食: breakfast. The Japanese noun '朝食 (ちょうしょく)' means 'breakfast'. It refers to the first meal of the day, typically eaten in the morning. This word is more formal compared to the casual term '朝ごはん (あさごはん)'. It is commonly used in written language, formal settings, or when emphasizing the meal's importance. For example: I eat breakfast every morning「私は毎朝朝食を食べます」(わたしはまいあさちょうしょくをたべます). Breakfast is the most important meal of the day「朝食は一日で最も重要な食事です」(ちょうしょくはいちにちでもっともじゅうようなしょくじです).

Radical

食

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

153

Radical Form

飠

Handwriting

kanji

Meaning

Straight, Repair

Reading

Parts

十Ten 目Eye 𠃊Second (乙)

Example Word

直線: straight line. The Japanese noun '直線 (ちょくせん)' refers to a 'straight line'. It is commonly used in contexts related to geometry, design, and everyday descriptions of shapes or paths. For example: Draw a straight line「直線を描いてください」(ちょくせんをえがいてください). The road is a straight line「その道は直線です」(そのみちはちょくせんです). This word emphasizes the absence of curves or bends, and it can be used both literally and metaphorically.

Radical

目

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

166

Handwriting