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eat

On-Yomi: ショク、ジキ — Kun-Yomi: く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む

Elements:

eat, food, umbrella, good, halo, drop, silver

Heisig story:

If halo and umbrella aren't enough, break the halo down into drop and silver - or "silverware," an additional primitive.

Heisig comment:

* As a primitive, this kanji can mean either eating or food. As with silver, on the left the final two strokes of this element are combined into one.

Koohii stories:

1) [Katsuo] 4-4-2007(173): That umbrella looks good enough to eat!

2) [tryllid] 30-9-2008(51): Umbrella + Good: Let's go eat at that restaurant - the table with the umbrella looks good.

3) [lee101] 15-9-2012(23): I've been waiting for this kanji for so long…

4) [mhheie] 23-1-2008(17): Imagine the halo when you pray before the meal. The people queuing up outside the restaurant in the rain with an umbrella couldn't care less about your sanctimoniousness.

5) [fuaburisu] 8-1-2006(12): Note : as a primitive I use the image of a hamburger, or "fast food".

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