JLPT N1 · Noun

主食 (shushoku)

主食 (しゅしょく, shushoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “staple food”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅしょく
Romaji: shushoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

staple food · noun

Example sentences

日本では米が主食です。

The main diet in Japan is rice.

Tatoeba #122749

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 主食

lord, chief, masterシュ・ス・ぬし・おも · 5 strokes

eat, foodショク・ジキ・く.う・く.らう · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 主食.

ご主人ごしゅじんyour husband主義しゅぎdoctrine主張しゅちょうclaim主婦しゅふhousewife主要しゅようchief主におもにmainly主語しゅごsubject主人しゅじんhead (of a household)主役しゅやくleading part民主みんしゅdemocracy家主やぬしlandlord主ぬしhead (of a household, etc.)主しゅ(one's) master君主くんしゅmonarch

Source: JMdict entry 1325640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.