食事

• 読み: しょくじ
• ローマ字: shokuji
• 漢字の分解: 食 (shoku/ta) — eat, food; 事 (ji/koto) — matter, thing
• 発音: /ɕo.kɯ.d͡ʑi/

意味

A meal; dining. Refers to the act of eating or to a meal itself.

A noun that functions as an intransitive suru-verb (食事する = to have a meal / to dine). More formal than ご飯を食べる (gohan wo taberu). Used for all three daily meals and for dining out. Common phrases include 食事中 (during a meal), 食事会 (dinner party), and 食事制限 (dietary restriction).

例文

1. 家族と一緒に食事をするのが好きです。
2. 食事の前に手を洗いましょう。
3. ホテルの食事はとてもおいしかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, restaurants, health

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 食 (shoku, food/eating) and 事 (ji, matter/thing). Literally means the matter of eating — a meal as an event or activity.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal