主食 (しゅしょく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

主食 (しゅしょく) means staple food / main daily food.

See example sentences below.

主食 at a glance

主食

しゅしょくshushoku

N1noun

staple food / main daily food

主食しゅしょくshushokuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

staple food / main daily food

Example 1

お米は日本の主食です。

Translation

Rice is Japan's staple food.

Example 2

主食をしっかり食べてください。

Translation

Please eat your staple food properly.