朝食

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 朝食 and read ちょうしょく, it is the neutral, relatively formal word for the first meal of the morning.
• Basic usage: It appears with toast and fruit and in preparing food the night before an early departure.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Register compared with the casual term
  • The meaning is breakfast, but this form is standard in notices, lodging contexts, and formal writing.