WORD DETAIL
朝食
ちょうしょく
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Study notes
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.

