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set meal, fixed-price meal
A complete meal offered at a fixed price, typically including a main dish, rice, miso soup, and side dishes. Common at Japanese restaurants.
焼き魚定食をください。
I'll have the grilled fish set meal, please.
この店の定食は安くておいしい。
The set meals at this restaurant are cheap and delicious.
定食には味噌汁と漬物が付きます。
The set meal comes with miso soup and pickles.
日替わり定食は何ですか。
What is the daily special set meal?
お昼は会社の近くの食堂で定食を食べることが多い。
For lunch, I often eat a set meal at a dining hall near my office.
COMPOUND: 定 (fixed, regular) + 食 (meal)
TYPICAL 定食 COMPONENTS:
- Main dish (meat, fish, etc.)
- ご飯 (rice)
- 味噌汁 (miso soup)
- 漬物 (pickles)
- 小鉢 (small side dishes)
COMMON TYPES:
- 焼き魚定食 (grilled fish set)
- 唐揚げ定食 (fried chicken set)
- 豚カツ定食 (pork cutlet set)
- 生姜焼き定食 (ginger pork set)
- 日替わり定食 (daily special set)
定食 is a popular, economical lunch option in Japan.