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In Korea, this Hanja character is read as “식.” Its meanings are “eat,” “meal,” or “food.”
When learning any language, words related to eating are often the first ones we master.
That’s why you’ll find “식” in all of these common words:
- 음식 (飮食): food, cuisine
- 식당 (食堂): restaurant
- 식사 (食事): having meal
Koreans often ask, “식사하셨어요?”, meaning “Have you had a meal?” Since the word “식사” itself already means “the act of eating a meal,” it is incorrect to say “식사 드셨어요?”.
- 간식 (間食): snack
- 식탁 (食卓): dining table
- 양식 (洋食): Western food
- 중식 (中食): Chinese food
- 일식 (日食): Japanese food
- 한식 (韓食): Korean food
- 식수 (食水): drinking water
- 식품 (食品): food products, groceries
- 외식 (外食): eating out
- 회식 (會食): company dinner
- 채식 (菜食): vegetarian diet
- 육식 (肉食): carnivorous diet
- 생식 (生食): eating raw food
- 식단 (食單): diet, dietary plan
- 폭식 (暴食): binge eating; overeating
- 식비 (食費): food expenses; grocery budget
- 야식 (夜食): late-night snack
- 후식 (後食): dessert
- 시식 (試食): food tasting; sampling
- 편식 (偏食): picky eating
- 식용 (食用): edible; for food use
- 식탐 (食貪): greed for food
- 식욕 (食慾): appetite
- 미식 (美食): gourmet; fine dining
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