Meaning

Primary

Food Poisoning

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Poison inside the food is food poisoning. No fun when you get this :(

Reading

しょくちゅうどく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 食中毒が発生する

    food poisoning occurs

    食中毒が起きる

    food poisoning occurs

    食中毒が起こる

    food poisoning occurs

Context Sentences

食中毒で会社を休んでしまい、大変申しわけありません。

I'm terribly sorry that I took a day off because of food poisoning.

ハーゲンダッツを食べて食中毒を乗りこえるというとても役立つ情ほうを教えてくれて、本当にありがとうございました。

Thank you so much for your helpful information on how to get over food poisoning from eating Häagen-Dazs.

フグが私に食中毒の危険性をレクチャーしてくれたんだけどさぁ、説明がすっごく分かりにくかったんだよね。

Fugu gave me a lecture about the risks of food poisoning, but his explanation was very hard to understand.

Kanji Composition