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食欲低下 (しょくよくていか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

食しょく欲よく低てい下か

Meanings

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noun

loss of appetite; reduced appetite; anorexia

Medical and everyday term for a decrease in the desire to eat. Can refer to a symptom or a condition.

風邪かぜで食しょく欲よく低てい下かが続つづいている。
I've had a loss of appetite due to a cold.
高こう齢れい者しゃの食しょく欲よく低てい下かは栄えい養よう不ぶ足そくにつながる。
Loss of appetite in the elderly can lead to malnutrition.

Kanji

食eat, food
欲longing, covetousness, greed
低lower, short, humble
下

below, down, descend

Similar words

食しょく欲よく不ふ振しん
食欲不振 is a more common and slightly broader term for poor appetite, while 食欲低下 emphasizes a measurable decrease.
拒きょ食しょく症しょう
拒食症 specifically refers to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, whereas 食欲低下 is a general symptom.

Etymology

Compound of 食欲 (appetite) and 低下 (decline, lowering).