蝕

15 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

eclipse, occultation, be defective

Kun'yomi
  • むしばむ
    		to be worm-eaten ②to affect adversely
On'yomi
  • ショク
    		eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

Main Radical

虫(KanXi) 食(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ショク 50.8%
むしばむ 49.2%

Character Breakdown

eclipse, occultation, be defective
ショク　むしば.む (Kentei Pre-1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

むしば
蝕
　
む
to be worm-eaten ②to affect adversely
　
う
しょく
蝕
dental caries
さん
酸
しょく
蝕
しょう
症
tooth erosion
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References

Unicode hex code 8755
JIS X 0208 1-31-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5165
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5333
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1796
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2258
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2800
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2816
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33264X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8b6.1
Four corner code 8573.6