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食堂
shokudou
Description
食堂は、みんなが食事をする場所です。
A 食堂 is a place where everyone eats meals.
学校や会社の食堂では、安くて簡単な料理が食べられます。
In school or company 食堂, you can eat cheap and simple dishes.
Meanings
食堂shokudou
a dining hall or cafeteria in a building
お昼は会社の食堂で食べます。
I eat lunch in the company cafeteria.
食堂shokudou
a casual, inexpensive restaurant
駅の近くに古い食堂があります。
There is an old diner near the station.
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Notes
- Etymology
食 (eat/food) + 堂 (hall/building) = a hall for eating.
- Nuance
食堂 suggests a simple, cheap eatery, unlike the more stylish レストラン.
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