JLPT N3 · In the kitchen

食器

しょっき

tableware; dishes

Stroke order of 食器

2 characters, 24 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

食 · 9 strokes器 · 15 strokes

Memory trick

食 is a lid over a bowl of food, 器 is four mouths 口 around a dog 犬: dishes for food.

Parts: 食 eat + 器 vessel

Example sentence

食器を洗います。

しょっきをあらいます。

I wash the dishes.

Words with 食

食べるto eat 食事meal 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 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 器

炊飯器rice cooker 容器container 器用skillful; handy 不器用clumsy 楽器musical instrument

More words: In the kitchen

鍋pot; pan 包丁kitchen knife 茶碗rice bowl 湯飲みteacup 缶can; tin 瓶bottle; jar 栓抜きbottle opener 蓋lid 容器container 調味料seasoning 流しsink 火加減heat level 冷凍freezing

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