Dining Hall, Diner
Noun
しょくどう
この食堂の店主は、古くさい男で、男は家庭のことに干渉すべきではないと主ちょうするんです。
The owner of this diner is so old fashioned that he insists that men shouldn't interfere in domestic matters.
さっきトーフグ食堂に行ったんだけど、無名の歌手が無料のワンマンライブをしてたよ。
When I went to the Tofugu dining hall a while ago, there was free live music from some singer I didn't know.
お昼ごはん、食堂で食べない？もしよければ、私二限目のクラスが無いから、席取っておけるよ。
Do you want to eat lunch in the cafeteria? If so, I don’t have a second period class, so I could find some seats for us.
An eating hall is a big room in which you eat. What big rooms do you eat in? How about a cafeteria, a dining hall, or a diner?
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.