Eating and food with 食
食 conveys both the action of “eating” and the concept of “food” or “a meal”.
Etymology
This kanji is a pictograph of the shape of a food vessel with a lid or cover.
Eating Activities
試食 (Food tasting)
試食 refers to trying a dish or food item. It involves checking the taste and quality of a product or inviting customers to sample it as part of a promotional campaign.
It combines 試 (test) with 食 (eat) to show try out eating something.
Momoko notices the trio Colors pestering a television cameraman. She intervenes to help him, telling the girls that she is heading to her family’s bakery to have taste-testing of her new type of rice ball.
- ももか:
- 「カラーズちゃんにも試食してほしかったんだけどなー」
- “I wanted you all to do some taste-testing as well, but...”
- 「テレビがあるなら仕方ないかぁ」
- “If it's television, it can't be helped, huh?”
- “I wanted you all to do some taste-testing as well, but...”
Food Supply
食品 (Food product)
食品 is a general term for edible items that people consume to obtain nutrition. It refers to items that can be used directly as ingredients in cooking or eaten as is.
It combines 食 (food) with 品 (goods) to show food as an item of goods.
Mao needs Hiro to go grocery shopping with her due to a sale that’s limited per customer. She tells him the plan is to start by grabbing everyday household items first.
- 真魚:
- 「それから食品へ」
- “Then move on to food.”
- 「ただし２人きりなので欲張り禁止」
- “But since it's just the two of us, no hoarding allowed!”
- 「硬く重いものからカゴに入れていく素早く！！」
- “Quickly start putting hard, heavy items into the basket!!”
- “Then move on to food.”
- 基:
- 「了解 了解」
- “Roger that.
Meals
給食 (School lunch)
給食 refer to meals provided on a regular basis to a specific group of people at facilities such as schools, companies, and hospitals. Generally, the term is most often used to refer to the lunches served to students at elementary and junior high schools in Japan.
It combines 給 (provide) with 食 (meal) to show a meal that is provided.
Komura and Mie have serving duty in the cafeteria. Normally this wouldn’t be an issue, except today Mie accidentally stepped on her glasses and broke them, and can barely see without them.
- 木村:
- 「そしてそんな日に限って給食当番」
- “Thus, on a day such as that (of all days), she has lunch duty.”
- 「だから今日も俺が三重さんをサポートしようと思っただけど…」
- “Therefore, I thought I'd support Mie today as well, but...”
- “Thus, on a day such as that (of all days), she has lunch duty.”
- 男の子:
- 「まま待って待って待って」
- “W-w-wait, wait, wait!”