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食養生 (しょくようじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
dietary health management ; eating for health
Refers to the practice of maintaining or improving health through careful food choices and balanced nutrition. Often used in contexts of traditional or holistic health.
かの
女じょ
は
食しょく
養よう
生じょう
の
知ち
識しき
が
豊ほう
富ふ
で
、
いつも
体たい
調ちょう
が
良よ
さ
そう
だ
。
She has extensive knowledge of eating for health and always seems to be in good shape.
Similar words 養よう 生じょう 養生 is a broader term for health care or recuperation, while 食養生 specifically focuses on food-based health management.
食しょく 生せい 活かつ 食生活 refers to one's eating habits or dietary lifestyle in general, without the strong health-management nuance of 食養生.
Etymology Compound of 食 (eating, food) and 養生 (health care, recuperation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the concept of managing health through diet.
