朝食（ちょうしょく、choushoku）
- breakfast

The word 朝食 (ちょうしょく) means "breakfast" in Japanese. 朝食 refers to the meal eaten in the morning, typically after waking up and before starting the day's activities. It's the first meal of the day.

⚫︎ 毎朝、朝食を作ります。 Translation: I make breakfast every morning. ⚫︎ 朝食はパンとコーヒーでした。 Translation: Breakfast was bread and coffee. ⚫︎ 朝食はきちんと食べましょう。 Translation: Let's eat breakfast properly.

⚫︎ You use 朝食 when talking about the meal you eat in the morning. ⚫︎ It's used in various contexts, from describing what you ate for breakfast to discussing the importance of breakfast. ⚫︎ It can be used in both formal and informal conversations.

⚫︎ The word is typically written as 朝食 using kanji. ⚫︎ Reading: ちょうしょく (hiragana). ⚫︎ There are no other ways to write this word. The okurigana is fixed.

⚫︎ There are no direct, single-word synonyms for "breakfast" in Japanese that are as commonly used as 朝食. ⚫︎ Depending on the context, you might use phrases to describe what you eat for 朝食, such as 朝ごはん (asagohan, meaning "morning meal") which can sometimes be used interchangeably.

⚫︎ The antonym (opposite word) would be 夕食 (ゆうしょく), which means "dinner."

私はいつも朝食にシリアルを食べます。 ・Translation: I always eat cereal for breakfast. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a common breakfast habit.

健康のために、毎日バランスの取れた朝食を食べるようにしています。 ・Translation: For my health, I try to eat a balanced breakfast every day. ・Explanation: This sentence highlights the importance of eating a healthy breakfast.

The word 朝食 is composed of two kanji: 朝 (asa), meaning "morning," and 食 (shoku/tabe), meaning "meal" or "food." Therefore, the literal meaning of 朝食 is "morning meal".