共きょう食しょく

noun

sacrificial meal; communal eating of food offered to a god

Religious or ritual context: sharing food that has been consecrated or offered to a deity. Often associated with Shinto or Buddhist ceremonies.

• 神じん社じゃの祭まつりでは、神かみに供そなえた食たべ物ものを参さん列れつ者しゃで共きょう食しょくする。

  At the shrine festival, the attendees partake in a communal meal of the food offered to the god.

noun

eating together; communal dining

General act of sharing a meal with family, friends, or community, without religious connotation. Emphasizes togetherness.

• 週しゅう末まつは家か族ぞくで共きょう食しょくする時じ間かんを大たい切せつにしている。

  I value the time we spend eating together as a family on weekends.