Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “衣食住”

衣食住

いしょくじゅう

food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life

Example sentence

We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

衣

On: い;え
Kun: ころも;きぬ;-ぎ
Stroke count: 6

・garment

・clothes

・dressing

食

On: しょく;じき
Kun: く.う;く.らう;た.べる;は.む
Stroke count: 9

・eat

・food

住

On: じゅう;ぢゅう;ちゅう
Kun: す.む;す.まう;-ず.まい
Stroke count: 7

・dwell

・reside

・live

・inhabit