| 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) | 
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
 
| 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 4
    
    
      JLPT level N2
    
    
      610 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
    
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 競演 【キョウエン】 contest (between performers), competitive performance, competition between theatres putting on the same show
 - 競泳 【キョウエイ】 competitive swimming, swimming race
 - 競馬 【ケイバ】 horse racing
 - 競売 【キョウバイ】 auction
 
Kun reading compounds
- 競う 【きそう】 to compete, to contend, to vie, to contest
 - 競る 【せる】 to compete, to bid, to sell at auction
 - 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison (between), to compete (on), to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
 
Readings
- Japanese names:
 - かい、 わたなべ
 
- Korean:
 - gyeong
 
Spanish
- competir
 - rivalizar
 - comparar
 
Portuguese
- imitar
 - competir com
 - oferta
 - vender em leilão
 - disputa
 - competição
 - corrida
 
French
- compétition
 - rivaliser
 - enchère
 - vente aux enchères
 - combat
 - concours
 - course
 
| 379 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) | 
| 487 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) | 
| 463 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) | 
| 609 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 
| 3364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) | 
| 464 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) | 
| 789 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) | 
| 2927 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) | 
| 852 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) | 
| 871 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) | 
| 1020 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) | 
| 1463 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 
| 2322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 1200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 1639 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) | 
| 441 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) | 
| 25831 | Morohashi | 
| 1847 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 4244 | New Nelson (John Haig) | 
| 434 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) | 
| 465 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) | 
| 640 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) | 
| 457 | 2001 Kanji | 
| 5b15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary | 
| 1-10-10 | SKIP code | 
| 2-10-10 | SKIP code | 
| 0021.6 | Four corner code | 
| 1-22-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code | 
| 7af6 | Unicode hex code | 
      Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
    
    
      JLPT level N4
    
    
      626 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
    
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 走 【ソウ】 run, race
 - 走行 【ソウコウ】 running (of a car, bus, etc.), traveling, travelling, running (of a program)
 - 代走 【ダイソウ】 substitute runner
 - 快走 【カイソウ】 fast moving, fast running, fast sailing
 
Kun reading compounds
- 走る 【はしる】 to run, to run (of a vehicle), to drive, to travel, to move, to sail, to rush (to), to dash, to race, to retreat, to flee, to defect (to), to run away, to abscond, to elope, to flash (of lightning), to streak, to shoot (through; e.g. of pain), to run (through), to flare, to flit (e.g. across one's face), to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.), to go (e.g. bad, to extremes), to become, to turn, to take to (e.g. crime), to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions), to get involved in, to get wrapped up in, to run (through; of a road, street, etc.), to extend (e.g. of a mountain range), to stretch, to lie
 
Readings
- Japanese names:
 - はしり
 
- Korean:
 - ju
 
Spanish
- correr
 - escapar
 - huir
 
Portuguese
- Correr
 - corrida
 
French
- courir
 
| 105 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) | 
| 179 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) | 
| 161 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) | 
| 725 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 
| 4539 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) | 
| 832 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) | 
| 255 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) | 
| 441 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) | 
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People | 
| 429 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) | 
| 435 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) | 
| 177 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) | 
| 1753 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 
| 2720 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 1390 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 1877 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) | 
| 390 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) | 
| 37034 | Morohashi | 
| 2194 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) | 
| 5845 | New Nelson (John Haig) | 
| 384 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) | 
| 410 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) | 
| 148 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) | 
| 1470 | 2001 Kanji | 
| 3b4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary | 
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code | 
| 4080.1 | Four corner code | 
| 1-33-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code | 
| 8d70 | Unicode hex code |