Japanese symbol for “anorexia”
拒食症
きょしょくしょう
Romaji: kyoshokushou
anorexia
In Japanese, anorexia is 拒食症, read きょしょくしょう (kyoshokushou).
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Meanings
- n anorexia
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “anorexia”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食欲不振症 | しょくよくふしんしょう shokuyokufushinshou | anorexia |
| 無食欲 | むしょくよく mushokuyoku | anorexia |
| アノレクシア | アノレクシア anorekushia | anorexia |
| 食欲不振 | しょくよくふしん shokuyokufushin | lack of appetite; anorexia |
| 食欲低下 | しょくよくていか shokuyokuteika | loss of appetite; reduction in appetite; anorexia |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拒否 | きょひ kyohi | refusal; rejection; denial |
| 拒絶 | きょぜつ kyozetsu | refusal; rejection |
| 拒む | こばむ kobamu | to refuse; to reject; to decline |
| 拒食 | きょしょく kyoshoku | refusing food |
| 拒否権 | きょひけん kyohiken | right of veto |
| 拒絶反応 | きょぜつはんのう kyozetsuhannou | (transplant) rejection |
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “anorexia”.
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