Word details

食欲

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

Dictionary

Entry

食欲ょくよく食慾NounFreq #5276
1

appetite (for food)

Examples
最近食欲がないんです。
Recently I have had no appetite.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

11 strokesFrequency 902JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ヨク

Kun

ほっ.するほ.しい

covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

15 strokes

On

ヨク

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