食欲

See also: 食慾

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 食欲 – see 食慾 (“appetite”). (This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 食慾).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
食	欲
しょく Grade: 2	よく Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

欲 is a daiyōji replacing 慾

Noun

食(しょく)欲(よく) • (shokuyoku) 

1. appetite (desire of or relish for food)
   • 1947, 坂口安吾, 恋をしに行く（「女体」につゞく）:

     僕(ぼく)は食欲(しょくよく)がないよ。

     Boku wa shokuyoku ga nai yo.

     I have no appetite, actually.