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    3. 減食

    減食

    減げん食しょく

    cutting down on food intake

    KMT10News #46+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveFood & DiningMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab21 strokes

    げんしょく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    cutting down on food intake, reducing rations, reducing allowance of food

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    健けん康こうのために減げん食しょくを始はじめた。

    I started reducing my food intake for my health.

    KMT8Food & DiningMedicine & Health
    ダイエットのため、夕ゆう食しょくは減げん食しょくを心こころがけている。

    For my diet, I try to reduce my food intake at dinner.

    KMT9Food & DiningDaily Life
    医い者しゃから減げん食しょくを勧すすめられたので、食しょく事じの量りょうを減へらしている。

    Since the doctor recommended reducing food intake, I am decreasing my meal portions.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthFood & Dining
    減げん食しょくは体たい重じゅう管かん理りだけでなく、消しょう化か器き系けいの負ふ担たん軽けい減げんにも繋つながる。

    Reducing food intake not only helps with weight management but also reduces the burden on the digestive system.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthFood & Dining
    病びょう気きの治ち療りょうの一いっ環かんとして、一いち時じ的てきに減げん食しょくが必ひつ要ようとなる場ば合あいがある。

    As part of disease treatment, temporary reduction of food intake may be necessary.

    KMT10Medicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    減
    へ.る・へ.らす…(1)
    dwindle・decrease・reduce・decline・curtail…(1)
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
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