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餌 means 'bait'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 2101   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-40    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 7 words   Used in 26 words   Used in 17 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ジ
Kun
   え   えさ bait
Additional readings
On    ニ
Kun    えば   もち
Variants
饵 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  𩙿 (食) eat; food  耳 ear  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 餌 is used 3 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 餌 is used 26 times, read 3 ways.
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ジ : 12 words FIND ALL
こ う じ 1
noun
1. bait; decoy; lure
2. easy prey; easy victim; sucker
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え : 9 words FIND ALL
え じ き 1 え じ き 0
noun
prey; victim
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えさ : 5 words FIND ALL
え さ 1
Most common form: エサ
noun
1. (animal) feed; fodder; pet food
2. bait; lure; enticement
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餌
ジ   え    えさ bait   
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ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   
耳
ジ   みみ ear   
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