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How to say 'Breakfast' in Japanese | 朝食

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The Japanese word for Breakfast is 'Choushoku', written as 朝食 in Japanese.'Breakfast' in hiragana is ちょうしょく.

    word

    朝食

    Meaning

    Breakfast

    Reading

    ちょうしょく

    choushoku

    Kanji

    朝Morning 食Eat, Food

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '朝食 (ちょうしょく)' means 'breakfast'. It refers to the first meal of the day, typically eaten in the morning. This word is more formal compared to the casual term '朝ごはん (あさごはん)'. It is commonly used in written language, formal settings, or when emphasizing the meal's importance. For example: I eat breakfast every morning「私は毎朝朝食を食べます」(わたしはまいあさちょうしょくをたべます). Breakfast is the most important meal of the day「朝食は一日で最も重要な食事です」(ちょうしょくはいちにちでもっともじゅうようなしょくじです).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    4973

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 朝食

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    朝

    Meaning

    Morning

  • kanji

    食

    Meaning

    Eat, Food

Words Related to 朝食 Through the Kanji 朝

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 朝 as well.

  • word

    朝

    Meaning

    Morning

  • word

    毎朝

    Meaning

    Every morning

  • word

    朝御飯

    Meaning

    Breakfast

  • word

    朝鮮

    Meaning

    Korea

  • word

    朝日

    Meaning

    Morning sun

  • word

    朝顔

    Meaning

    Morning glory

  • word

    北朝鮮

    Meaning

    North Korea

  • word

    朝廷

    Meaning

    Court

  • word

    明朝

    Meaning

    Ming Dynasty

  • word

    今朝

    Meaning

    Morning

  • word

    王朝

    Meaning

    Dynasty

  • word

    早朝

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    翌朝

    Meaning

    Next morning

Words Related to 朝食 Through the Kanji 食

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 食 as well.

  • word

    食べる

    Meaning

    Eat

  • word

    食事

    Meaning

    Meal

  • word

    食う

    Meaning

    Eat

  • word

    食

    Meaning

    Food, Meal

  • word

    食品

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    外食

    Meaning

    Eating out

  • word

    食パン

    Meaning

    Bread

  • word

    食費

    Meaning

    Food expenses

  • word

    食べ物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    主食

    Meaning

    Staple food

  • word

    食器

    Meaning

    Tableware

  • word

    夕食

    Meaning

    Dinner

  • word

    衣食住

    Meaning

    Necessities

  • word

    食料

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    食卓

    Meaning

    Dining table

  • word

    食糧

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    乞食

    Meaning

    Beggar

  • word

    食堂

    Meaning

    Cafeteria

  • word

    食物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    昼食

    Meaning

    Lunch

  • word

    定食

    Meaning

    Set meal

  • word

    食欲

    Meaning

    Appetite

  • word

    和食

    Meaning

    Japanese food

  • word

    洋食

    Meaning

    Western food

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What does 'Choushoku' (朝食) mean?

'Choushoku' means 'Breakfast' .

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