食しょく堂どう

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a room or hall where meals are served, especially in schools, companies, or institutions. Can also mean a cafeteria-style eatery.

昼ちゅう

食しょく

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とっ

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I had lunch in the company cafeteria.

大だい学がくの食しょく堂どうはいつも混こんでいる。

The university dining hall is always crowded.

2

Used for a casual restaurant or eating place, often with a simple, homey feel. Can be part of a name like 〇〇食堂.

食しょく堂どうで〈物もの〉を食たべるto eat something at a cafeteria/diner
学がっ校こうの食しょく堂どうでカレーを食たべた。
I ate curry at the school cafeteria.
食しょく堂どうを経けい営えいするto run a diner/restaurant
彼かれは駅えき前まえで小ちいさな食しょく堂どうを経けい営えいしている。
He runs a small diner near the station.
食しょく堂どうに入はいるto go into a diner/restaurant
お腹なかが空すいたので近ちかくの食しょく堂どうに入はいった。
I was hungry, so I went into a nearby diner.

レストランN5sense 2
レストラン is a general, often more formal word for a restaurant, while 食堂 suggests a simpler, casual, or institutional eating place.
カフェテリア sense 1
カフェテリア specifically means a self-service cafeteria, whereas 食堂 can be either self-service or table-service.
定てい食しょく屋や sense 2
定食屋 is a small shop specializing in set meals, while 食堂 is a broader term covering both institutional dining halls and casual eateries.
ダイニング
食堂 is the plain, general Japanese word for a dining hall or cafeteria, while ダイニング sounds more modern and interior-design oriented.

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飲いん食しょく店てんN1
食堂 suggests a casual, cafeteria-like or diner setting, whereas 飲食店 is the neutral, all-encompassing term used in business and legal contexts.
料りょう理り屋や
食堂 is a casual, often self-service dining hall or cafeteria, while 料理屋 suggests a more proper, sit-down restaurant.

食しょく卓たくN3sense 1
食卓 means the dining table itself in a home, while 食堂 refers to the room or establishment where meals are served.

Compound of 食 (shoku, 'eating') and 堂 (dō, 'hall'). The spelling is straightforward and the meaning is transparent.

いん

食しょく

堂どう

staff cafeteria; employee canteen

cafeteria; snack bar; lunch counter

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子こども食しょく堂どう
community children's cafeteria; volunteer-run meal service for children
居い間ま兼けん食しょく堂どう
living-dining room; combined living and dining room