食物

Noun

 * 1) food

Usage notes
There is no exact equivalent for English food in Chinese. The most generic term for food is. Use for food products,  for dishes of food,  when the taste of the food is emphasised and  in colloquial contexts. For food as in cuisine, consider or.

Etymology 1
From. Possible alteration from strict goon reading jikimotsu, changing goon jiki for kan'on shoku.

Noun

 * 1) food, foodstuff
 * 2)  food and drink

Derived terms

 * : dietary fiber
 * : a food chain

Etymology 2
From. Possible original reading.

Noun

 * 1)  food, foodstuff

Usage notes
The shokumotsu reading is more common.

Etymology 3
From. Possible reborrowing, or change influenced by later contact with China after borrowing of earlier goon reading jikimotsu.

Noun

 * 1)  food, foodstuff

Usage notes
The shokumotsu reading is more common. The shokubutsu reading is generally avoided, due to the potential for confusion with the more-common term.

Etymology 4
Compound of.

For disambiguation, this is more commonly written with the okurigana in the middle as.

Noun

 * 1)  food in general; a specific food; one's diet
 * See for more detail.

Etymology 5
Compound of.

For disambiguation, this is more commonly written with the okurigana in the middle as.

Noun

 * 1)  food; a sexual partner; a patsy, someone tricked into being used for someone else's gain
 * See for more detail.

Verb

 * 1)  to cook, to prepare food
 * See for more detail.

Etymology 6
Compound of.

For disambiguation, this is more commonly written with the okurigana in the middle as.

Noun

 * 1)   food and beverage

Etymology 7
Compound of.

For disambiguation, this is written with the okurigana in the middle as.

Noun

 * 1)   food; more specifically, fodder or feed for animals

Etymology 8
Compound of.

For disambiguation, this is written with the okurigana in the middle as.

Noun

 * 1)    food and beverage