Vocabulary

What does 食事 (しょくじ, shokuji) mean?

食事 (しょくじ, shokuji) means meal, to have a meal.

Quick facts
Readingしょくじ
Romajishokuji
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
しょくじ
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshokuji

meal, to have a meal

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
  2. 2noun diet

Example sentences

  • I wash my hands before eating.

  • I had a meal with my family yesterday.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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