noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
fasting; abstaining from food
Refers to the act of voluntarily not eating, often for religious, health, or protest reasons. Can be used as a noun or with する.
彼は宗教的な理由で不食を続けている。
He continues fasting for religious reasons.
ハンガーストライキで不食
Some people fast as a hunger strike.