個こ食しょく

noun

eating different foods at the same table

Describes a family meal where each person eats a different dish, often due to individual preferences or dietary needs. Contrasts with eating the same meal together.

• 最さい近きん、家か族ぞくそろって食しょく卓たくにいても、それぞれ違ちがうものを食たべる個こ食しょくが増ふえている。

  Lately, even when the whole family gathers at the table, individual eating—where everyone eats something different—is on the rise.

noun

eating alone

Refers to eating by oneself, especially when family members are present but eat separately, or when a person habitually eats without company. The kanji 孤食 strongly conveys loneliness.

• 孤こ食しょくが続つづくと、食しょく事じの楽たのしみが減へってしまう。

  If eating alone continues, the enjoyment of meals diminishes.

noun

single-serving food

Only when written 個食 / こ食

Refers to food items packaged or prepared for one person. Often used in contexts like convenience store meals or products designed for solo dining. Restricted to the kanji forms 個食 and こ食.

• コンビニでは、一人ひとり暮ぐらし向むけの個こ食しょくが充じゅう実じつしている。

  Convenience stores have a wide selection of single-serving foods for people living alone.