Word details

小食

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 小食.

Dictionary

Entry

小食少食ょうしょくNounFreq #39148
1

light eating; spare diet; not eating much

Examples
かぜには大食、熱には小食
Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

little, small

3 strokesFrequency 114JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ショウ

Kun

ちい.さいこ-お-さ-

Nanori

いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

few, little

4 strokesFrequency 287JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショウ

Kun

すく.ないすこ.し

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