Japanese word

炊事

Pronunciation

Romajisuiji

Meaning

  • nouncooking

Example

私は夕食の炊事を担当します。watashi wa yū shoku no sui ji o tan tō shi ma su

I am in charge of cooking dinner.

Illustration for 炊事 (cooking)

More examples

休日は家族で炊事を分担します。kyū jitsu wa ka zoku de sui ji o bun tan shi ma su

On holidays, my family shares the cooking.

Core concept

炊事 (suiji) refers to preparing meals as a regular form of work carried out in the kitchen.

Common phrases

  • 炊事をするsui ji o su ru

    do the cooking

  • 炊事を分担するsui ji o bun tan su ru

    share the cooking

  • 炊事を担当するsui ji o tan tō su ru

    be in charge of cooking

Similar words

料理ryōri: The work or skill of preparing food for a meal.
調理chōri: The process of making food ready to eat through methods such as cutting or heating.

Definition in Japanese

食事を作ることを中心とする台所の仕事。shoku ji o tsuku ru ko to o chū shin to su ru dai dokoro no shi goto

Word origin

In the Sino-Japanese compound 炊事 (suiji), 炊 (sui, "cook") is joined with 事 (ji, "work"), forming a word for cooking-related work.

Usage tips

  • 炊事 (suiji) often describes cooking as part of household duties, making it broader than a single act of preparing one dish.

Other meanings

  • kitchen worknoun

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