飲食(いんしょく)

いんしょく
noun
food and drink, eating and drinking
1. food and drink, eating and drinking
The act of eating and drinking, or food and beverages together.
ここは飲食(いんしょく)禁止(きんし)です。
Eating and drinking are prohibited here.
駅(えき)の近(ちか)くに飲食店(いんしょくてん)が多(おお)い。
There are many restaurants near the station.
飲食(いんしょく)を楽(たの)しむ。
To enjoy food and drink.
飲食(いんしょく)業(ぎょう)で働(はたら)いている。
I work in the food and beverage industry.
図書館(としょかん)では飲食(いんしょく)が禁止(きんし)されているので、外(そと)で食(た)べた。
Eating and drinking are prohibited in the library, so I ate outside.

飲食(いんしょく) combines 飲(いん) (drink) + 食(しょく) (eat).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 飲食店(いんしょくてん): restaurant, eatery
  • 飲食(いんしょく)禁止(きんし): no food or drink allowed
  • 飲食(いんしょく)業(ぎょう): food and beverage industry
  • 飲食(いんしょく)物(ぶつ): food and drink items

Used primarily in formal contexts, signs, and industry terminology. In everyday speech, 食(た)べたり飲(の)んだり is more common.

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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.2.27 19:38
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