Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 衣食(いしょく) in Japanese

衣食
Kana Reading
いしょく
Romaji
ishoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    food and clothing; livelihood; living
    Example sentence
    被災者衣食供給なければならない We must provide food and clothes for the victims.
  • Parts of speech
    noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    to feed and clothe
    Example sentence
    家族衣食与えた。 He provided food and clothes for his family.

Examples of 衣食, いしょく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

6 strokes

garment, clothes, dressing

On'Yomi: イ, エ

Kun'Yomi: ころも, きぬ, -ぎ

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JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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