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Japanese symbol for “snacking”

Romaji: kanshoku
eating between meals; snacking

In Japanese, snacking is , read (kanshoku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs eating between meals; snacking

Kanji and stroke order

interval, space
on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい
12 strokes · JLPT 4
eat, food
on: ショク、ジキ
kun: く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む
9 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “snacking”

WordReadingMeaning
あいだぐい aidaguieating between meals; snacking

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じかん jikantime
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
きかん kikanperiod; term; interval
ねんかん nenkan(period of) a year
なかま nakamacompanion; fellow; friend
まちがい machigaimistake; error; blunder
しょくじ shokujimeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
しょくひん shokuhinfood; food products; foodstuffs

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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