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食間 (shokkan) Japanese meaning: between meals | Kotomora

食しょっ間かん

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Meanings

1

between meals

Refers to the time between meals, often used in medical or dietary contexts (e.g., taking medicine between meals).

この薬くすりは食しょっ間かんに飲のんでください。
Please take this medicine between meals.

Kanji

食eat, food
間interval, space

Don't confuse with

食しょく後ご
食後 refers to the time right after eating, whereas 食間 refers to the interval between meals (e.g. mid-morning or mid-afternoon), a distinction that matters especially in medicine dosing instructions.

Etymology

Compound of 食 (eating, meal) and 間 (interval, between). The reading しょっかん is a contraction of しょくかん.