BloomkoJLPT N4 · Food & cooking
食堂
しょくどう
dining hall; canteen
Stroke order of 食堂
2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
食 · 9 strokes堂 · 11 strokes
Memory trick
A grand hall (堂) on solid earth where everyone eats (食) is the canteen.
Parts: 食 eat + 堂 hall (尚 esteem + 土 earth)
Example sentence
学生は食堂で昼ご飯を食べます。
がくせいはしょくどうでひるごはんをたべます。
The students eat lunch in the cafeteria.