餌

ONじ

KUNえ、えさ

Meanings

baitfeedpreyfood (for animals)

How to remember

Imagine the 食 (food) radical as the meal itself, and the 耳 (ear) radical as an animal perking up its ears, listening intently for its food or bait to be offered.

Vocabulary

餌えさ

feed, bait, animal food

鳥の餌とりのえさ

bird food

釣り餌つりえさ

fishing bait

餌食えじき

prey, victim

Related kanji

食飼畜料養獲