しょく
Meanings
Noun
1. food; foodstuff
See, we always had the same taste in food, didn't we?
2. eating; appetite
when read as "しょく"
Your appetite has really come back.
Counter
Noun
3. meal; portion
when read as "しょく"
So apparently it's a limited item, only ten servings a day.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (203 in total)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
eating (something) raw
staple food
in-flight meal
usual diet; vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
bed and food; eating and sleeping
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
sampling food; tasting; trying
staff canteen
dental caries; tooth decay
appetite (for food)
overeating; gluttony
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
three meals (a day)
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to have a good appetite
overeating
food and (alcoholic) drink
taste; flavour; flavor
fasting
evening meal; dinner
foodstuff; ingredient
dining table
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
school cafeteria
after a meal
food; food products; foodstuffs
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
light meal; snack; refreshments
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
preserved foods
eating out; dining out
for use as food; edible
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
food and drink; eating and drinking
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
before meals
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
emergency food; emergency rations
meat (for consumption)
eating between meals; snacking
cannibalism; anthropophagism
unbalanced diet
every meal
Japanese food; Japanese meal
food poisoning
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
rest after a meal
food and clothing; living; livelihood
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
solid foods (as introduced during weaning); weaning food; complementary foods; solids
eating (something) raw
dining table; a dish (type of food)
hospital food; hospital meals
packed meal; packed food; packed lunch; bag lunch
gourmand; epicure
table salt
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage
occultation (by the Moon)
liquid food (diet)
voracity; ravenousness
ghoul; corpse-eating demon
eating only a little; having a small appetite
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)
entomophagy; insect eating
supper; dinner
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
vegetable diet
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
damage to crops by vermin (esp. insects); pest damage
red food coloring; red food colouring
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
side dish; supplementary food
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
high-energy food (when hiking, etc.); backpacking food; provisions; rations
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
natural food; health food
food universally loved by all citizens; comfort food
eating habits; dietary habits
annular eclipse
nutritionally complete food (e.g. meal replacement); food product or meal that provides all the nutrients needed for good health
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
food safety; food security
field ration (Sengoku period)
substitute food
idle life; idleness
traditional food; ancestral food
meal with family members eating separate foods; eating alone (without one's family); food sold in single servings
dietary supplement (for sports); energy supplement; nutritional supplement
eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring; consuming voraciously
wind erosion
eat one's words; break one's promises
solid food; solids
love of eating (a particular food, dish, etc.)
eating cooked food
one who generally eats a lot
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
necrophagy; necrophagia; eating corpses
corrosion-resistant
Mediterranean diet
meal time; mealtime
living in idleness
edible grass (for insects); larval food plant
field ration
food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage
to lose one's appetite
phase of an eclipse
bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan)
eating well; (having a) good appetite
ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR
ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR
phagocytosis
accidental ingestion
festive food; food associated with a particular seasonal celebration
convalescent diet
home cooking; eating at home
home cooking; eating at home
total eclipse (solar or lunar); totality
maximum eclipse; maximum obscuration
(water) erosion
vinegar; table vinegar
coprophagia; coprophagy; scatophagy; eating feces (faeces)
local cuisine; regional cuisine
therapeutic diet; therapeutic food
proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles
pica; parorexia; allotriophagy
lunar occultation of Venus; occultation of Venus (by the Moon)
fruit-eating
eating rice; (cereal) grains
alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
square bread; Pullman loaf; sandwich loaf; bread
English bread; roundtop bread; high tin loaf
omnivorous diet; mixing rice with other cereals; rice mixed with other cereals
beautiful clothes and fine food; life of luxury
convenience store food
partial eclipse
carnivores (i.e. animals of the order Carnivora)
low-salt diet; low-sodium diet
partial eclipse
wave erosion
kanji "food" radical at left
sitting heavy in one's stomach; remaining undigested
Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice
food for young children (after completion of weaning)
emergency food
eclipsing variable
blood feud; domestic discord
edible mushroom
food served on a table (esp. food served on a small Japanese table)
eating only one's favourite food; having an unvarying diet; eating poorly
eating only one's favourite food; having an unvarying diet; eating poorly
stipend (usu. paid in kind); salary
ketogenic diet; keto-diet food
low-carbohydrate diet; low-carb diet; carbohydrate-restricted diet
basic food elements (protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, minerals)
defense rations
Korean cuisine; Korean food
heat sterilized meat product
lunar occultation of a planet
feeding signs (of an animal, e.g. teeth marks in nuts, holes in leaves)
highly nutritious food; healthy menu; nourishing meal
solid food (as given to toddlers after they have been completely weaned)
geophagia; geophagy
unsalted food; salt-free diet
thickened food (for patients with dysphagia)
eatery; restaurant
Toshoku (Japanese trading company)
restaurant; eatery
salary; stipend
Examples (13 in total)
Your appetite has really come back.
Tom is particular about what he eats.
I'm interested in Japanese food.