餌
bait; food; prey; tempting profit
15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2277.
Readings
- えさ (kun reading): 餌 (えさ) (animal) feed; 餌場 (えさば) feeding ground
- え (kun reading): 餌食 (えじき) prey (i.e. of a predator); 餌付け (えづけ) artificial feeding (of wild animals)
- ジ (on reading): 採餌 (さいじ) feeding (by animals); 給餌 (きゅうじ) feeding (an animal)
- ニ (on reading)
- えば (kun reading)
- もち (kun reading)
Components
Words using 餌
- 餌 (えさ) (animal) feed
- 餌場 (えさば) feeding ground
- 餌やり (えさやり) feeding (animals)
- 餌箱 (えさばこ) (animal) feed tray
- 餌入れ (えさいれ) (animal) feed tray
- 餌食 (えじき) prey (i.e. of a predator)
- 餌付け (えづけ) artificial feeding (of wild animals)
- 釣り餌 (つりえ) bait (for fishing)
- 生き餌 (いきえ) live bait
- 撒き餌 (まきえ) scattered animal feed
- 採餌 (さいじ) feeding (by animals)
- 給餌 (きゅうじ) feeding (an animal)
- 食餌 (しょくじ) food (esp. for a medical diet)
- 摂餌 (せつじ) feeding (esp. by animals)
- 擬餌 (ぎじ) lure
31 words in all.