food, bait, prey, tempting profit

About this kanji

The kanji 「餌」 primarily means food or bait, often in the context of animal feed or something used to attract animals. It is usually read in its kun'yomi as えさ and is commonly used as a noun. Some representative compounds include 餌食 (えじき), which means prey, referring to what an animal eats; 好餌 (こうじ), meaning bait, particularly in fishing; and 食餌 (しょくじ), which means food, especially in medical diets. When learning this kanji, it's helpful to remember its usage in nature and culinary contexts, as it often relates to what living creatures consume.

Example sentences

• 犬に餌をやるのを忘れた。

  I forgot to feed the dog.

Meanings across languages

English

food, bait, prey, tempting profit

Tiếng Việt

thức ăn, mồi, con mồi, lợi nhuận hấp dẫn

日本語

餌, 餌食, 獲物, 魅力ある利益

한국어

음식, 미끼, 먹이, 유혹하는 이익

中文

食物, 饵, 猎物, 诱人利润

id

makanan

th

อาหาร

es

comida

fr

nourriture

de

Lebensmittel

pt

comida

Common compounds

• 餌食えじきprey (i.e. of a predator), kill, victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
• 好餌こうじbait, decoy, lure
• 薬餌やくじmedicine, drugs
• 食餌しょくじfood (esp. for a medical diet)
• 擬餌ぎじlure, artificial bait
• 餌袋えぶくろgizzard, crop
• 餌箱えさばこ(animal) feed tray, feed trough, feed box
• 鳥餌とりえbird feed, birdseed

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