飲 食 物(いんしょくぶつ)

いんしょくぶつ

noun

food and drink; consumables

formalfood

1. food and drink; food and beverages

A collective noun for things to eat and drink. Common on signs and in formal contexts; in casual speech, 食(た)べ物(もの)と飲(の)み物(もの) is more typical.

館内(かんない)への飲食物(いんしょくぶつ)の持(も)ち込(こ)みは禁止(きんし)です。

Bringing food and drink into the hall is prohibited.

飲食物(いんしょくぶつ)は各自(かくじ)で用意(ようい)してください。

Please prepare your own food and drink.

会場(かいじょう)では飲食物(いんしょくぶつ)の販売(はんばい)も行(おこな)っているので、手(て)ぶらで来(き)ても大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)です。

The venue also sells food and drink, so it's fine to come empty-handed.

Composed of 飲(いん) (drink) + 食(しょく) (eat) + 物(ぶつ) (things). A formal collective noun, very common on signage, in rules, and in business writing.

Common collocations

飲食物(いんしょくぶつ)の持(も)ち込(こ)み: bringing in food and drink
飲食物(いんしょくぶつ)禁止(きんし): no food or drink
飲食物(いんしょくぶつ)の販売(はんばい): sale of food and beverages
飲食物(いんしょくぶつ)以外(いがい): items other than food and drink

Similar words

食(た)べ物(もの)と飲(の)み物(もの): food and drinks — everyday phrasing
飲食(いんしょく): eating and drinking — the act, not the items
食品(しょくひん): food products — narrower; refers to food alone, often packaged

Related Words

Compare: 食品(しょくひん) (food products)

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