しょく
食
どう
堂

noun

  1. dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, canteen, messroom.
  2. restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょく
食
どう
堂
 食堂 しょくどう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
public chamber, hall
ドウ (5th, N4)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ　なお　たか (Early High School, N1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)