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内食 (うちしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
home cooking ; eating at home
Refers to preparing and eating meals at home, as opposed to dining out (外食) or buying prepared food (中食). Often used in discussions of food trends and household economics.
頻ひん
度ど
が
高たか
い
家か
庭てい
は
食しょく
費ひ
が
抑おさ
え
られる
。
Households that cook at home frequently can keep food costs down.
Similar words 外がい 食しょく 外食 means eating out at restaurants, while 内食 means cooking and eating at home.
中なか 食しょく 中食 refers to buying ready-made meals or takeout to eat at home, a middle ground between 内食 and 外食.
Etymology Compound of 内 (uchi, 'inside, home') and 食 (shoku, 'eating, meal'). The reading うちしょく is a kun-on combination; ないしょく is the on-on reading. The term gained currency as a counterpart to 外食 (eating out) and 中食 (takeout/home meal replacement).
