Word details

絶食

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

Dictionary

Entry

絶食っしょくNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #51540
1

fasting

Examples
数日は絶食するようにしてください。
You must not eat anything for a few days.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

12 strokesFrequency 784JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ゼツ

Kun

た.えるた.やすた.つ

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

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz