食堂

しょくどう

Cafeteria, dining hall

N5noun·shokudou

How to remember it

食 (shoku, 'eat') + 堂 (dō, 'hall') — a 'hall' where you eat.

Example sentences

  • 昼ごはんは食堂で食べます。

    ひるごはんはしょくどうでたべます。

    I eat lunch in the cafeteria.

  • 学校の食堂は安いです。

    がっこうのしょくどうはやすいです。

    The school cafeteria is cheap.

Usage

Refers to a school, company, or dorm dining hall; not a fancy restaurant.

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