``Shokudo'' is a name found mainly in Saitama and Hiroshima prefectures. Although it is a very small number, there is information that there are several people in Ageo City, Saitama City, and Niiza City in Saitama Prefecture. It is also speculated that this surname originated in Honmachi, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture. According to one theory, it was distributed in Aomori as well as Hiroshima and Saitama.
The origin of the name is said to be that the surname has something to do with temples, as in ancient times the place where people ate at temples and the people who prepared the meals were called ``Jikido'', but the details are unknown. . It is believed that a new surname that appeared around the Meiji period is most likely, and it is thought that it was a surname given by the descendants of the monks who managed the dining halls of temples.
Considering the meaning and origin of the kanji ``shokudo'' (shokudo), ``shoku'' is a combination of ``to collect and cover'' and ``to put grains on a plate'', and it means to put them in a bowl, modify them, soften them, and then eat them. there is. And “do” means a large building or structure built on a platform. If you talk to the person who was in charge of the temple's dining hall, you can see a connection between them.
Dining room = Jikido
``Shokudo'' is a surname pronounced ``Jikido''. It seems that there are about 10 people in Saitama and Hiroshima prefectures.
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