偏食

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Chinese

one-sided; to lean; to slant
one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
trad. (偏食)
simp. #(偏食)
alternative forms 偏蝕偏蚀 astronomy
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Pronunciation


Verb

偏食

  1. to have a craving for certain types of food; to be a picky eater

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Noun

偏食

  1. (astronomy) partial eclipse
  2. (figurative) preferential treatment

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: S
しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (へん) (hen, inclined to one side) + (しょく) (shoku, eating).

Pronunciation

Noun

(へん)(しょく) (henshoku

  1. picky eating

Verb

(へん)(しょく)する (henshoku surusuru (stem (へん)(しょく) (henshoku shi), past (へん)(しょく)した (henshoku shita))

  1. to eat with picky

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