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Meaning of 減食(げんしょく) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 減食

Kana Reading げんしょく

Romaji genshoku

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

Meaning

diet (for weight loss); dieting

Example sentence

彼は減食したが、それでもまだ相変わらずとても太っていた。 Though he dieted, he still remained too fat.

Examples of 減食, げんしょく in a sentence

彼は減食したが、それでもまだ相変わらずとても太っていた。

Though he dieted, he still remained too fat.
減食が１００万人以上の死亡原因になっているそうだ。

Dieting accounts for more than one million deaths.

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Kanji in this word

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

減 JLPT 2

12 strokes

dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

On'Yomi: ゲン

Kun'Yomi: へ.る, へ.らす

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