Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 断食(だんじき) in Japanese

断食
Kana Reading
だんじき
Romaji
danjiki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    fasting
    Example sentence
    痩せるには過酷な断食ないといけないと思っている People who think that if they are to lose weight they must go on a strict fast.

Examples of 断食, だんじき in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

On'Yomi: ダン

Kun'Yomi: た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める

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JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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