How to say 'Dinner' in Japanese | 夕食

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The Japanese word for Dinner is 'Yuushoku', written as 夕食 in Japanese.'Dinner' in hiragana is ゆうしょく.

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夕食

Meaning

Dinner

Reading

ゆうしょく

yuushoku

Kanji

夕Evening 食Eat, Food

Explanation

The Japanese noun '夕食 (ゆうしょく)' refers to the evening meal, commonly known as 'dinner'. It is used to describe the main meal eaten in the evening, typically after work or school. This word is neutral in tone and can be used in both formal and informal contexts. Example sentences include: Let's have dinner together「一緒に夕食を食べましょう」(いっしょにゆうしょくをたべましょう). What are we having for dinner tonight?「今夜の夕食は何ですか？」(こんやのゆうしょくはなんですか？). The word is often paired with verbs like 食べる (たべる, to eat) or 作る (つくる, to make) to describe actions related to dinner.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3707

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 夕食

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

夕

Meaning

Evening

kanji

食

Meaning

Eat, Food

Words Related to 夕食 Through the Kanji 夕

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 夕 as well.

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夕飯

Meaning

Dinner

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夕刊

Meaning

Evening newspaper

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夕方

Meaning

Evening

word

七夕

Meaning

Tanabata

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夕日

Meaning

Sunset

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夕立

Meaning

Evening rain

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夕焼け

Meaning

Sunset

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夕暮れ

Meaning

Dusk

Words Related to 夕食 Through the Kanji 食

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 食 as well.

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食べる

Meaning

Eat

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食事

Meaning

Meal

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食う

Meaning

Eat

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食

Meaning

Food, Meal

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食品

Meaning

Food

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外食

Meaning

Eating out

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食パン

Meaning

Bread

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食費

Meaning

Food expenses

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食べ物

Meaning

Food

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主食

Meaning

Staple food

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食器

Meaning

Tableware

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衣食住

Meaning

Necessities

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食料

Meaning

Food

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食卓

Meaning

Dining table

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食糧

Meaning

Food

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朝食

Meaning

Breakfast

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乞食

Meaning

Beggar

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食堂

Meaning

Cafeteria

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食物

Meaning

Food

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昼食

Meaning

Lunch

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定食

Meaning

Set meal

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食欲

Meaning

Appetite

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和食

Meaning

Japanese food

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洋食

Meaning

Western food

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What does 'Yuushoku' (夕食) mean?

'Yuushoku' means 'Dinner' .

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