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主食

しゅしょく

noun

Meanings

1staple food

Example sentence

パンを主食にする日本人の数は増えた。

The number of Japanese who live on bread has increased.

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Kanji in this word

主Lord, Chief, Master5 strokes 食Eat, Food9 strokes

More words with 主

君主くんしゅ · rulerN1 地主じぬし · landlordN1 主体しゅたい · subjectN1 主権しゅけん · sovereigntyN1 主催しゅさい · organization

Full entry on Jisho

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主演しゅえん · starringN1

主題しゅだい · subjectN1

主ぬし · ownerN1

More words with 食

食い込むくいこむ · to bite into (e.g. rope into skin)定食ていしょく · fixed-price lunchN1 食塩しょくえん · table saltN2 食器しょっき · tablewareN2 食糧しょくりょう · provisionsN3 食品しょくひん · foodstuffN3 食卓しょくたく · dining tableN3 食べ物たべもの · foodN5

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