Word details

食堂

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食堂.

Dictionary

Entry

食堂ょくどうNounFreq #3277
1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; canteen; messroom

Examples
私達の家は食堂を含めて7部屋あります。
Our house has seven rooms including the dining room.
2

restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner

Examples
私は角を曲がって、開店早々の食堂を見つけた。
I turned the corner and caught sight of a newly opened restaurant.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

public chamber, hall

11 strokesFrequency 1,010JLPT N3Grade 5

On

ドウ

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