寝食

しんしょく

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb bed and food; eating and sleeping

Kanji

• 寝 sleep. Read as シン.
• 食 eat. Read as ショク.

Example sentences

• 内弟子とは師と寝食をともにし、あらゆる武術のノウハウと秘伝を伝える制度だ。
  Apprenticeship is a system where you eat, sleep and live with your master and are taught various martial arts know-how and secrets.

Common phrases

• 寝食を共にする
• 寝食を忘れる

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