節食

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See also: 节食

Chinese

 
festival; section; segment
festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
trad. (節食)
simp. (节食)

Pronunciation


Verb

節食

  1. to go on a diet

Noun

節食

  1. temperance in eating; dieting
    極端節食极端节食  ―  jíduān jiéshí  ―  crash diet

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せつ > せっ
Grade: 4
しょく
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
節食 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(せっ)(しょく) (sesshoku

  1. temperance in eating

Verb

(せっ)(しょく)する (sesshoku surusuru (stem (せっ)(しょく) (sesshoku shi), past (せっ)(しょく)した (sesshoku shita))

  1. eat sparingly, eat lightly

Conjugation