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菜食主義者 (saishokushugisha) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

菜さい食しょく主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ

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Meanings

1

Refers to a person who follows a vegetarian diet. The term is neutral and descriptive.

彼かの女じょは菜さい食しょく主しゅ義ぎ者しゃなので、肉にくは食たべない

。

She is a vegetarian, so she doesn't eat meat.

菜さい食しょく主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ向むけのレストランが増ふえている。

Restaurants for vegetarians are increasing.

Kanji

菜vegetable, side dish, greens
食eat, food
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality
者someone, person

Related words

菜さい食しょく主しゅ義ぎ
Refers to vegetarianism as a concept or practice, not the person.
ベジタリアン
Common loanword for 'vegetarian', often used in casual contexts.

Word family

純じゅん菜さい食しょく主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
vegan; strict vegetarian
絶ぜっ対たい菜さい食しょく主

Etymology

Compound of 菜食 (vegetable diet) + 主義 (principle, doctrine) + 者 (person).

しゅ

義ぎ

者しゃ

vegan

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菜さい食しょく+主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ