洋食

洋食

Japanese

Kanji in this term
洋	食
よう Grade: 3	しょく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 洋 (MC jɨɐŋ, zɨɐŋ, “foreign, Western”, literally “ocean”) + 食 (MC jɨ^H, ʑɨk̚, “food”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

洋食 (hiragana ようしょく, rōmaji yōshoku)

1. yoshoku: a style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine

See also

• 和食 (わしょうく) (washōku)