Meaning of 食事 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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食事JLPT 4
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Kana Readingしょくじ
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Romajishokuji
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- meal
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- Parts of speech
- noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- to eat
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Example Sentences
食事, しょくじ used in context
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Oh my, leaving the table in the middle of meal is bad manners, you know.
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体壊したらどうするんだ。アンバランスな食事は、万病の元だぞ。
What if you make yourself ill? An unbalanced diet leads to all kinds of sicknesses.
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恵子はいつもグースカ寝てるじゃないか。食事を楽しんで貰いたい気持ちは分かるが、そんな慌てるな。
Don't you always sleep like a log yourself? I can understand your feelings of wanting them to enjoy their meal but don't be in such a rush.
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いつもあかだらけで、食事も満足に与えられていない様子でした。
He was always filthy and looked like he wasn't given enough food.
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You shouldn't eat anything cold.
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As is his way, he eats reading a newspaper.
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Kanji found in this word
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
On: ジ, ズ
Kun: こと, つか.う, つか.える
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