See also: 絕食 and 绝食

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぜつ > ぜっ
Grade: 5
しょく
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
絕食 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(abstain) +‎ (eating)

Noun

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(ぜっ)(しょく) (zesshoku

  1. fast, fasting. Abstinence from food.
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Verb

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(ぜっ)(しょく)する (zesshoku suruintransitive suru (stem (ぜっ)(しょく) (zesshoku shi), past (ぜっ)(しょく)した (zesshoku shita))

  1. fast, abstain from food

Conjugation

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