食事

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 食事(しょくじ) means eating a meal or the food provided as a meal.
• Basic usage: It describes a family eating together or meals served at scheduled times.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The act of eating and the food provided
  • 食事をする describes eating a meal; 食事が運ばれる describes the food being brought.
• Its relation to ご飯
  • ご飯 can mean cooked rice or, in everyday language, a meal. 食事 also applies to meals without rice.