絶食

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See also: 絕食 and 绝食

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜつ > ぜっ
Grade: 5
しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
絕食 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(abstain) +‎ (eating)

Noun

(ぜっ)(しょく) (zesshoku

  1. fast, fasting. Abstinence from food.

Verb

(ぜっ)(しょく)する (zesshoku suruintransitive suru (stem (ぜっ)(しょく) (zesshoku shi), past (ぜっ)(しょく)した (zesshoku shita))

  1. fast, abstain from food

Conjugation