しょく
Meanings
Noun
1. food; foodstuff
2. eating; appetite
when read as "しょく"
Counter
Noun
3. meal; portion
when read as "しょく"
Kanji used
eat
Pitch accent
しょ
しょ
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Used in vocabulary (187 in total)
① 食べ物を食べること。またはその食べ物。単に食べるだけでなく、朝食や夕食のように文化的・社会的な規則性があるものを指す。それ以外の摂食は間食という。
① 建物において、そこに居住する人が食事を供する目的の場所、空間、部屋。② 食事及びそれを供する場所を有料で提供する店舗。特に、個室に区切らない大衆的なものを指す。レストラン。料理屋。
① 夕方から晩に食べる食事。
① 料理の材料。
appetite (for food)
① 食事に用いるテーブル。卓袱台。食台。「卓」は「つくえ」の意。
① 食べ物、食料のうち、主食となるもの。
① 大学など学校の中にある食堂。
after a meal
① 人が食用とする品物。
overeating; gluttony
① 試しに食べてみること。
① 夜の食事。② かつて一日二食であった時代において、夜間に別に食事を摂ること。後世三食となっても、なお夜間に別に食事をすること。また、その食事。秋の季語。③ 夕飯。晩餐。晩飯。夕食。
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
① 軽い食事。分量の多くない食事。② 作るのが手軽な食事。③ 朝、昼、晩の定時の食事以外に食べること。またその食べ物。
dining together; mess
① 肉を食用とすること。② 動物が他の動物の肉を食べて生きていくこと。③ 恋愛に積極的だったり性的に活発だったりすること。
food expense
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
① 家庭の外(食堂など)で食事をすること。また、その食事。
① 食物として用いること。食べることができるもの。
① 飲むことと食べること。
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
① 食事の中心となり、カロリーのもとになる食品。
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
① 日本料理の分野の一つ。また、ハンバーグやオムライスなどの西洋風の料理。
① おいしい食事。その内容。また、それを食べること。
① 食糧。食物。特に、貯蔵ないしは携行する食糧。
① 消化器官の一部。口腔と胃の間にあり、飲食物を蠕動運動により、胃に送る機能を有する。
three meals (a day)
① 寝ることと食べること。
① 動物がもっぱら草などの植物を食べて生きていくこと。② 恋愛に無関心だったり性的に不活発だったりすること。
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
meat (for consumption)
eating between meals; snacking
① 食事に関する嗜好に偏りがあり、特定の食品ばかりを食べること。
Japanese food; Japanese meal
cannibalism; anthropophagism
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
to have a good appetite
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
rest after a meal
appetite (for food)
food poisoning
eating (something) raw
eating (something) raw
① 粗食の別表記。
dining table; a dish (type of food)
hospital food; hospital meals
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
① 塩化ナトリウムを主成分とする食用の塩。
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
packed meal; packed food; packed lunch; bag lunch
voracity; ravenousness
eating only a little; having a small appetite
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)
staff canteen
occultation (by the Moon)
supper; dinner
food and (alcoholic) drink
① 主に宇宙船の中で宇宙飛行士が食べるために加工された食品。簡単な加水や加熱で食べられるようになっており、また、無重力状態でも、食品くずなどが飛散しないよう対処されている。
① 肉などを避けて植物性の食品を中心とした食事をすること。
① 米を主食として食べること。
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
red food coloring; red food colouring
meal time; mealtime
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet
damage to crops by vermin (esp. insects); pest damage
① 主食に添えて食べるもの。
restaurant; eatery
frozen food; eating raw food; Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice
① 食物の味。
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
high-energy food (climbing, etc.); backpacking food; provisions; rations
natural food; health food
food universally loved by all citizens; comfort food
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
entomophagy; insect eating
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
idle life; idleness
food safety; food security
field ration (Sengoku period)
corrosion-resistant
traditional food; ancestral food
dietary supplement (for sports); energy supplement; nutritional supplement
home cooking; eating at home
home cooking; eating at home
meal with family members eating separate foods; eating alone (not with one's family); food sold in single servings
eat one's words; break one's promises
① 食物に火を通して食べること。
solid food; solids
allotriophagy; pica
dental caries; tooth decay
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
one who generally eats a lot
edible grass (for insects); larval food plant
love of eating (a particular food, dish, etc.)
to lose one's appetite
① 昼ごろ食べる食事、昼食。
① 昼ごろ食べる食事、昼食。
meal with family members eating separate foods; eating alone (not with one's family)
meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan)
bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
accidental ingestion
vinegar; table vinegar
① 日食・月食で、太陽・月の欠けた部分の割合。
good appetite
coprophagia; coprophagy; scatophagy; eating feces (faeces)
total eclipse (solar or lunar); totality
proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles
therapeutic diet; therapeutic food
① 粗食の別表記。
living in idleness
alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
① 雑誌やテレビなどの取材記者が、飲食店や食品工場で料理を実食して感想を述べたり品質について説明したりすること。
English bread; roundtop bread; high tin loaf
eating rice; (cereal) grains
local cuisine; regional cuisine
meal with family members eating separate foods; eating alone (not with one's family); food sold in single servings
usual diet; vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
partial eclipse
sitting heavy in one's stomach; remaining undigested
fruit eating; eating fruit
basic food elements (protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, minerals)
Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice
① 漢字の部首「⾷」が偏である場合の呼称。
edible mushroom
carnivores (i.e. animals of the order Carnivora)
low-salt diet; low-sodium diet
(water) erosion
① 日食や月食で、最も大きく欠けている状態。またその時刻。
wave erosion
① 漢字の部首「⾷」が偏である場合の呼称。
eating only one's favourite food; having an unvarying diet; eating poorly
ketogenic diet; keto-diet food
blood feud; domestic discord
stipend (usu. paid in kind); salary
food served on a table (esp. food served on a small Japanese table)
low-carbohydrate diet; low-carb diet; carbohydrate-restricted diet
salary; stipend
Examples (6 in total)
Tom is particular about what he eats.
Do you wash your hands before meals?
He furnished food to the hungry.