noun
kidney deficiency; emaciation from sexual overindulgence
Traditional East Asian medicine concept; in modern contexts often refers to male debility or wasting attributed to excessive sexual activity. Domain-specific term.
漢方では、腎虚は過度の性生活によって起こると考えられている。
In Kampo medicine, kidney deficiency is thought to be caused by excessive sexual activity.
From Chinese 腎虛／肾虚 (shènxū), a term in traditional Chinese medicine. The Japanese reading is on'yomi.