| 723 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1789 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 93 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1791 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19113 | Morohashi |
| 2135 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 179 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
- 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
- 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Kun reading compounds
- 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
- 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- nada
- inexistente
- prefijo negativo
- no hay
Portuguese
- Sem valor
- nada
- não sou/ estou
- nihil
- não
French
- néant
- rien
- ne pas
- non
- in-
- négatif
| 2340 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 8033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7121 | Unicode hex code |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time, to consume resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44014 | Morohashi |
| 2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 98df | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
902 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欲 【ヨク】 greed, craving, desire, appetite, hunger, avarice, wants
- 欲望 【ヨクボウ】 desire, appetite, lust
- 私欲 【シヨク】 self-interest, selfish desire
- 勤労意欲 【キンロウイヨク】 will to work
Kun reading compounds
- 欲する 【ほっする】 to want, to desire
- 欲しい 【ほしい】 wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for, I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
- 欲しいだけ 【ほしいだけ】 as much as one wants, as many as one wants, all that one wishes for
Readings
- Korean:
- yog
Spanish
- anhelo
- ansia
- deseo
- querer
- desear
Portuguese
- ambicionar
- cobiça
- ambição
- paixão
- desejo
- almejar
French
- désirer
- convoitise
- avidité
- passion
- besoin
| 876 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 997 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 987 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 999 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4461 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 535 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 650 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1179 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1124 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1122 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 990 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1341 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 800 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16080 | Morohashi |
| 1475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2936 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 855 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 936 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4j7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 8768.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b32 | Unicode hex code |