JLPT N5 · Food & drink

食事

しょくじ

meal

Stroke order of 食事

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

食 · 9 strokes事 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Eat (食) plus matter (事): the matter of eating, a meal.

Parts: 食 eat + 事 matter

The characters in 食事

事こと — thing; matter (8 strokes)

Example sentence

家族と食事をします。

かぞくとしょくじをします。

I have a meal with my family.

Words with 食

食べるto eat 外食eating out 食べ物food 洋食Western food 食堂dining hall; canteen 食料品groceries 朝食breakfast 夕食dinner 食器tableware; dishes 夜食late-night snack 間食snacking between meals 昼食lunch 主食staple food 和食Japanese food 食後after a meal 定食set meal 飲食店restaurant; eatery 食べ放題all-you-can-eat

Words with 事

大事important 事thing; matter 仕事work; job 事務所office 用事errand; things to do 火事fire 事情circumstances 事件incident; case 事故accident 事務office work 家事housework 事業business; enterprise 工事construction work 返事reply; answer 知事governor 記事article 事実fact 見事splendid

More words: Food & drink

牛乳milk 卵egg 果物fruit 晩ご飯dinner 豚肉pork お弁当boxed lunch 紅茶black tea 塩salt 砂糖sugar 醤油soy sauce お菓子sweets; snacks 箸chopsticks 皿plate; dish

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