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自校給食 (じこうきゅうしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ校こう給きゅう食しょく

Meanings

1

noun

on-site school meal provision

Refers to a system where school meals are prepared in the school's own kitchen, as opposed to being supplied from a central facility.

この地ち域いきでは、自じ校こう給きゅう食しょくが一いっ般ぱん的てきです。
In this area, on-site school meal provision is common.
自じ校こう給きゅう食しょくのメリットは、温あたたかい食しょく事じを提てい供きょうできることです。
An advantage of on-site school meals is being able to serve warm food.

Kanji

自oneself
校exam, school, printing
給salary, wage, gift
食

eat, food

Similar words

給きゅう食しょく
General term for school or institutional meals; 自校給食 specifies that the meals are prepared on the school premises.
センター給きゅう食しょく
A system where meals are prepared at a central kitchen and distributed to multiple schools, contrasting with 自校給食.

Etymology

Compound of 自校 (one's own school) and 給食 (provision of meals). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in educational administration contexts.