自炊 | Japanese meaning

自炊【じすい】

Frequency rank: 26,482. – 26,645.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; making food oneself; self-catering
scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself

Forms

自炊【じすい】Frequency rank: 26,482. – 26,645.
じすい

Generated definitions (experimental)

cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; making food oneself; self-catering

This usage refers to the act of preparing meals by oneself, often as a way to save money, eat healthier, or gain cooking skills.

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Since I'm busy, I decided to cook for myself tonight.

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Thanks to cooking for myself, my food expenses have decreased.

scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself

This meaning pertains to the process of digitizing physical media, essentially creating a digital version of content for personal use.

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To avoid infringing on anyone's copyright, I scanned the book to create an eBook myself.

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During the self-catering process, I scanned a magazine and converted it into digital data.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to cook for oneselfto cook for oneself every dayself-catering lifethe enjoyment of cooking for oneselfto start cooking for oneselfrecipes for self-cookinghealthy self-cateringto enjoy cooking for oneselftips for cooking for oneselfよう用ingredients for self-cooking

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Example sentences

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I'm used to cooking for myself.

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