JLPT N3 · Noun

食物 (shokumotsu)

食物 (しょくもつ, shokumotsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “food; foodstuff”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょくもつ
Romaji: shokumotsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

food; foodstuff · noun

Example sentences

私はたくさんの食物を持って帰ろう。

I will bring back a lot of food.

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

Kanji in 食物

食

eat, foodショク・ジキ・く.う・く.らう · 9 strokes

物

thing, object, matterブツ・モツ・もの・もの- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 食物.

食堂しょくどうdining room食べ物たべものfood食べるたべるto eat食事しょくじmeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)食料品しょくりょうひんfoodstuff食卓しょくたくdining table食品しょくひんfood食欲しょくよくappetite (for food)食料しょくりょうfood食糧しょくりょうfood (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat)食うくうto eat昼食ちゅうしょくlunch食塩しょくえんtable salt食器しょっきtableware

Source: JMdict entry 1358620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.