Kanji

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Meaning: eclipse, occultation, be defective

Kunyomi: むしば.む

Onyomi: ショク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: insect

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショク eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation

食害 ショクガイ damage to crops by vermin (esp. insects), pest damage

浸食 シンショク erosion, corrosion

海食 カイショク marine erosion

Kunyomi Examples

むしばむ to be worm-eaten, to be eaten by worms, to affect adversely, to spoil, to ruin, to undermine, to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.), to eat into, to destroy