Japanese Kanji
蝕shoku
eclipse · occultation · be defective
Extended kanji · 14 strokes
Eclipse, occultation, be defective.
蝕 is a Extended kanji — used in Japanese personal names and specialised writing. With 14 strokes, it appears in classical literature, place names, and formal documents.
Start with hiragana and katakana — the foundation of Japanese reading.