拒きょ食しょく

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

refusing food; food refusal

Can refer to voluntary refusal to eat, or to medical conditions such as anorexia. Often used in compound terms like 拒食症 (anorexia nervosa).

拒きょ食しょく症しょう
Specifically refers to anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder, while 拒食 is the broader act of refusing food.
絶ぜっ食しょく
Means fasting or complete abstinence from food, often for religious, protest, or medical reasons, whereas 拒食 emphasizes refusal.

Compound of 拒 (refuse) and 食 (eat). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji composition directly reflects the meaning.