Japanese symbol for “breakfast”
朝食
ちょうしょく
Romaji: choushoku
breakfast
In Japanese, breakfast is 朝食, read ちょうしょく (choushoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n breakfast
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “breakfast”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朝 | あさ asa | breakfast |
| 朝飯 | あさめし asameshi | breakfast |
| 粥 | かゆ kayu | breakfast (in Zen temples) |
| 朝餉 | あさげ asage | breakfast |
| 朝ごはん | あさごはん asagohan | breakfast |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朝日 | あさひ asahi | morning sun |
| 早朝 | そうちょう souchou | early morning |
| 今朝 | けさ kesa | this morning |
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん kitachousen | North Korea |
| 毎朝 | まいあさ maiasa | every morning |
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
| 食べ物 | たべもの tabemono | food |
See also: Chinese symbol for “breakfast”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.