Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2277 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: food, bait, prey, tempting profit

Kunyomi: えば えさ もち

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: eat, food

Examples

Onyomi Examples

サイジ feeding (by animals), food getting

コウジ bait, decoy, lure, easy prey, easy victim, sucker

Kunyomi Examples

えさ (animal) feed, fodder, pet food, bait, lure, enticement

えさば feeding ground

撒き まきえ scattered animal feed, ground bait

どくえ poisonous bait

えさ (animal) feed, fodder, pet food, bait, lure, enticement

えさば feeding ground

釣り つりえ bait (for fishing)

練り ねりえ paste bird feed, paste fishing bait