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56 飽食 Gluttony

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Meaning

Primary

Gluttony

Alternatives

Satiation, Engorgement

Explanation

You're bored but you keep eating. Maybe you're eating because you're bored. But that leads to gluttony. Especially if you're bored all the time, because that means you're eating all the time.

Reading

ほうしょく

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

日本は、戦後の食料不足から飽食の時代へ大きく変わりました。

Japan made a huge change from the postwar food shortage to a period of gluttony.

Kanji Composition

  • 飽
    • ほう
    • Bored
  • 食
    • しょく
    • Eat
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