Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 絶食(ぜっしょく) in Japanese

絶食
Kana Reading
ぜっしょく
Romaji
zesshoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    fasting
    Example sentence
    絶食するほかなかった。 There was nothing for it but to go without food.

Examples of 絶食, ぜっしょく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

絶 JLPT 3

12 strokes

discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress

On'Yomi: ゼツ

Kun'Yomi: た.える, た.やす, た.つ

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食 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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