間食|かんしょくkanshoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbeating between meals; snacking
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 間食する（かんしょくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 間食します（かんしょくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 間食しない（かんしょくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 間食しません（かんしょくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 間食せず・間食せぬ（かんしょくせず・かんしょくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 間食した（かんしょくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 間食しました（かんしょくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 間食しなかった（かんしょくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 間食しませんでした（かんしょくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 間食して（かんしょくして） |
| Potential | 間食できる（かんしょくできる） |
| Passive | 間食される（かんしょくされる） |
| Causative | 間食させる（かんしょくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 間食させられる（かんしょくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 間食すれば（かんしょくすれば） |
| tara | 間食したら（かんしょくしたら） |
| Volitional | 間食しよう（かんしょくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 間食しましょう（かんしょくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 間食しろ（かんしょくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymおやつNeutralA warm, everyday word for a snack eaten between meals, especially around 3 pm; 「間食」 sounds more objective and turns up in health and nutrition talk.
- SynonymスナックNeutralA loanword for snack foods like potato chips or a light meal, and for a snack bar serving alcohol; it names the food, while 「間食」 is about eating between meals.
- Related軽食けいしょくNeutralA small, simple meal such as a sandwich that can serve as a meal in itself; unlike 「間食」, it does not imply eating between meals.
- Related茶の子ちゃのこWrittenSweets served with tea; it can also mean something easily done, as in 「お茶の子さいさい」. Old-fashioned — in daily speech people say 「お菓子」.
- Related軽い食事NeutralA descriptive phrase for a meal eaten in small amounts; close to 「軽食」 and tied to no particular time of day, while 「間食」 is strictly about between meals.
- Antonym断食だんじきWrittenA written/formal word for going without food for a period, whether for ascetic practice, treatment or health; opposite to the extra eating of 「間食」.
- Antonym絶食ぜっしょくWrittenA written/formal word for taking no food at all, as for treatment or tests; the opposite of 「間食」, which is extra eating beyond regular meals.
Use 「間食」 for eating between meals in health or nutrition contexts, as in 「間食を控える」. For everyday snacks say 「おやつ」, for a light simple meal 「軽食」. 「スナック」 names snack foods; 「絶食」 and 「断食」 are the opposites, taking no food.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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