しょく

noun

Archaism.
  1. vegetarian diet, vegetarian food.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょく
蔬食 そしょく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

greens, vegetables
ソ ショ あおもの (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
pass through, note, commentary
ソ ショ あら.い (Kentei Pre-1)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ ショ ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
a cup with pendants, a pennant, wild
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)
eat, food
た.べる く.う ショク (2nd, N5)
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