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飯時 (めしどき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

飯めし時どき

め

し

ど

き

Meanings

1

Casual word for mealtime, often used in everyday conversation.

もうすぐ飯めし時どきだ。
It's almost mealtime.

Kanji

飯meal, boiled rice
時time, hour

Related words

食しょく事じ時どき
More formal and standard word for mealtime.

Built from

飯めし時どきになったら呼よんでくれ。

Call me when it's mealtime.

飯めし

Etymology

Compound of 飯 (めし, 'meal') and 時 (とき, 'time'), with rendaku voicing of とき to どき.