Japanese

Noun

食べ物 ‎(hiragana たべもの, romaji tabemono)

1. Food in general; provisions.

   食 (た)べ物 (もの)は十 (じゅう)分 (ぶん)ある

   tabemono wa jūbun aru

   there is enough food

2. A specific food.

   この食 (た)べ物 (もの)はどうやって調 (ちょう)理 (り)しますか。

   Kono tabemono wa dō yatte chōri shimasu ka.

   How do you prepare this food / this dish?

3. One's diet, what one eats.

   食 (た)べ物 (もの)にはうるさい

   tabemono ni wa urusai

   to be particular or finicky about one's diet

Synonyms

• 食 (は)み物 (もの) ‎(hamimono)
• 食 (く)い物 (もの) ‎(kuimono)
• 食 (く)らい物 (もの) ‎(kuraimono)
• 食 (お)し物 (もの) ‎(oshimono)
• 食 (しょく)物 (もつ) ‎(shokumotsu)

Derived terms

• 食 (た)べ物 (もの)屋 (や) ‎(tabemonoya, “a restaurant, an eatery”)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
4. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3