しょく
Shoku
Also read: じき、し
食 (Shoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “food, foodstuff, eating, appetite”.
Meanings
- nounfood; foodstuff
- nouneating; appetite
- noun, countermeal; portion
Examples
彼は飢えた者に食を与えた。
He furnished food to the hungry.
医者は彼女に厳しい規定食を勧めた。
The doctor ordered her to go on a strict diet.
あのレストランは毎日二千食準備している。
That restaurant prepares two thousand meals every day.
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