Word Meaning 食卓を囲む

しょくたくをかこむ shokutaku o kakomu

食卓を囲む is read as しょくたくをかこむ (shokutaku o kakomu) and means to sit down at the dining table (with someone).

Meaning

English

to sit down at the dining table (with someone)
to eat with company
to share a table

Reading

Kana

しょくたくをかこむ

Romaji

shokutaku o kakomu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 106771 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食卓

しょくたく

dining table

食卓塩

しょくたくえん

table salt

卓を囲む

たくをかこむ

to have a meal together

食い込む

くいこむ

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

食器

しょっき

tableware

食糧

しょくりょう

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat)

食品添加物

しょくひんてんかぶつ

food additive

食糧庁

しょくりょうちょう

food agency

食わず嫌い

くわずぎらい

disliking a certain food without having tried it

食品衛生法

しょくひんえいせいほう

Food Sanitation Act

食品衛生

しょくひんえいせい

food hygiene

食い意地が張っている

くいいじがはっている

to be gluttonous

Example Sentences

家族で食卓を囲む。

かぞくでしょくたくをかこむ。

The family gathers around the dining table.