食しょく道どう楽らく

also: くいどうらく

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Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

gourmand; epicure; food lover

Refers to a person who loves eating and is knowledgeable about food, often with a connotation of indulgence. Can also describe the act of pursuing culinary pleasures.

彼かれは食しょく道どう楽らくで、週

しゅう

末まつ

は

いつも

新あたら

しい

レストラン

を

探さが

し

て

いる

。

He is a gourmand and always looks for new restaurants on weekends.

食しょく道どう楽らくの彼かの女じょは、旅りょ行こう先さきで必かならず地じ元もとの名めい物ぶつ料りょう理りを食たべる。

As a food lover, she always tries local specialties when traveling.

Kanji

食eat, food
道road-way, street, district
楽music, comfort, ease

Related words

美び食しょく家か
美食家 emphasizes refined taste and connoisseurship, while 食道楽 focuses more on the sheer love of eating and indulgence.
食しょく通つう
食通 implies deep knowledge about food, similar to a foodie, whereas 食道楽 highlights the enjoyment and passion for eating.

Built from

食しょく道どう+楽らく

Written forms

食道楽
- しょくどうらく
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading しょくどうらく.
- くいどうらく
食くい道どう楽らく
Alternate spelling with the reading くいどうらく; less common but still encountered.
くいどうらく

Etymology

Compound of 食 (eating) and 道楽 (hobby, pastime, indulgence). The term suggests treating eating as a pleasurable pursuit or hobby.