What's the differences between おかず and 食べ物


I'm confused about how to use two words おかず and 食べ物, which all defined "food"
as I search. What's the differences about them? Really thank you if you give
me some examples.




There is a **clear** difference between the two. (I feel for you because I
have seen 「おかず」 defined wrongly in smaller bilingual dictionaries.)

「[食]{た}べ[物]{もの}」 refers to any and all kinds of food; It just includes
**_everything people eat_**. Anything edible is called 「食べ物」.

「おかず」 is different. It is what you eat **_with_** rice (or bread) in a meal.
It refers to the entree and all of the side dishes. Rice, bread, snacks and
desserts are **_not_** called 「おかず」 among Japanese-speakers.

This should give you a good idea of what おかず is:

[http://image.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=&p=%E3%81%8A%E3%81%8B%E3%81%9A](http://image.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=&p=%E3%81%8A%E3%81%8B%E3%81%9A)




There is a **clear** difference between the two. (I feel for you because I
have seen 「おかず」 defined wrongly in smaller bilingual dictionaries.)

「[食]{た}べ[物]{もの}」 refers to any and all kinds of food; It just includes
**_everything people eat_**. Anything edible is called 「食べ物」.

「おかず」 is different. It is what you eat **_with_** rice (or bread) in a meal.
It refers to the entree and all of the side dishes. Rice, bread, snacks and
desserts are **_not_** called 「おかず」 among Japanese-speakers.

This should give you a good idea of what おかず is:

[http://image.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=&p=%E3%81%8A%E3%81%8B%E3%81%9A](http://image.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=&p=%E3%81%8A%E3%81%8B%E3%81%9A)

