JLPT N5Kanji compounds

食事

Readingしょくじshokuji

Meaning
ご飯などを食べること、または食べるもの
Explanation
"食事 (しょくじ)" means eating things like rice (meals), or the food itself. It is used like "to have a meal (食事をする)." A shop that sells food is a "レストラン" and the like, which is different from the meal itself.
Original Japanese explanation

「食事(しょくじ)」は、ご飯などを食べること、または食べるもののことです。「食事をする」のように使います。食べ物を売る店は「レストラン」などで、食事そのものとはちがいます。

Examples
  • 食事をする

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