Eating and food with 食
食 conveys both the action of “eating” and the concept of “food” or “a meal”.
Etymology
This kanji is a pictograph of the shape of a food vessel with a lid or cover.
Eating Activities
試食 (Food tasting)
試食 means tasting a food to check it or offering a sample to customers.
It combines 試 (test) with 食 (eat) to show try out eating something.
Momoko notices the trio Colors pestering a television cameraman. She intervenes to help him, telling the girls that she is heading to her family’s bakery to have taste-testing of her new type of rice ball.
- ももか:
- 「カラーズちゃんにも試食してほしかったんだけどなー」
- “I wanted you all to do some taste-testing as well, but...”
- 「テレビがあるなら仕方ないかぁ」
- “If it's television, it can't be helped, huh?”
- “I wanted you all to do some taste-testing as well, but...”
Food Supply
食品 (Food product)
食品 means food products, including ingredients and items ready to eat.
It combines 食 (food) with 品 (goods) to show food as an item of goods.
Mao needs Hiro to go grocery shopping with her due to a sale that’s limited per customer. She tells him the plan is to start by grabbing everyday household items first.
- 真魚:
- 「それから食品へ」
- “Then move on to food.”
- 「ただし２人きりなので欲張り禁止」
- “But since it's just the two of us, no hoarding allowed!”
- 「硬く重いものからカゴに入れていく素早く！！」
- “Quickly start putting hard, heavy items into the basket!!”
- “Then move on to food.”
- 基:
- 「了解 了解」
- “Roger that.”
Meals
食事 (Meal)
食事 refers to the act of eating a set number of times each day to obtain the nutrients the body needs, or to the food itself.
It combines 食 (eat) with 事 (matter) to show the matter of eating.
Kumada observes the bear that’s been living in his apartment for a while now, trying to determine from its personality traits whether it’s male or female.
- (熊田):
- 「毎度 食事の写真を取りたがる」
- “It always wants to take photos of its meals.”
- 「メスっぽい行動だ」
- “That's pretty feminine behavior.”
- “It always wants to take photos of its meals.”