Chinese

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to have an appetite for a non-edible substance disease; illness; indication or sign of disease
trad. (異食症) 異食
simp. (异食症) 异食

Pronunciation

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Noun

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異食症

  1. (pathology) pica

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
しょく
Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of 異食(いしょく) (ishoku, eating non-edible things) + (しょう) (shō, attached to the names of conditions).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [iɕo̞kɯ̟ ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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()(しょく)(しょう) (ishoku shō

  1. (healthcare) pica

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