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餌 – food, bait, prey
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The kanji 餌 means food, bait, prey, tempting profit. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジ、ニ (ji, ni); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is え、えば、えさ、もち (e, eba, esa, mochi). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 食 (no. 184).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ジ | ji |
| On’yomi | ニ | ni |
| Kun’yomi | え | e |
| Kun’yomi | えば | eba |
| Kun’yomi | えさ | esa |
| Kun’yomi | もち | mochi |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 食 (Kangxi radical 184). Components: 艮・耳・食.
Words using 餌
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.