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炊事 (すいじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
cooking ; kitchen work
Refers to the act of preparing meals, including all related kitchen tasks. Often used in contexts like household chores, institutional kitchens, or camping. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (炊事する).
キャンプ
場じょう
で
みんな
で
炊すい
事じ
を
楽たの
しん
だ
。
We enjoyed cooking together at the campsite.
Similar words 料りょう 理り 料理 is the more common word for 'cooking' and can refer to both the act and the resulting dish. 炊事 is more specific to the chore or task of preparing meals, especially in a household or institutional setting.
調ちょう 理り 調理 is a technical term for 'cooking' or 'food preparation', often used in professional or instructional contexts. 炊事 is more everyday and includes the broader scope of kitchen work.
Etymology Compound of 炊 (sui, 'cook') + 事 (ji, 'matter, thing'). The reading is on'yomi for both characters. The word has been used since at least the Edo period to refer to the task of cooking.
