Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
食 (9)
ショク ; ジキ
く（う・らう・らわす）; た（べる）
Formerly 
S/B 
S/B combines the top element as described in 会 and 今 (cover) + a depiction of heaped grain → grain in a covered pile in a storehouse → eat; feed; drink; consume → make a living; (insect) bite. Also, absorb a blow, be scolded, be defeated and lose (territory/market share etc.) (← be figuratively eaten into) → strike a blow; defeat (← be on the administering end of a blow).
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