also: にじき
noun
two meals; two meals a day
Refers to the practice or state of eating two meals per day, often in contexts like dieting, lifestyle, or historical eating patterns.
最近、健康のために二食にしている。
Lately, I've been eating two meals a day for my health.
昔の人は二食が普通だった。
In the old days, people commonly ate two meals a day.
Compound of 二 (two) and 食 (meal/eating). The reading にしょく is the standard on'yomi combination; にじき is an older, now obsolete reading.