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56 飽食 Satiation

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Meaning

Primary

Satiation

Alternatives

Indulgence, Gluttony

Word Type

noun, する verb

Explanation

You're bored but you keep eating. Maybe you're eating because you're bored. If you're bored all the time, eventually your main goal in life becomes satiation.

In modern Japanese, this word crops up most in 飽食時代, which could be roughly translated as "the age of plenty". 飽食時代 refers to the modern era in countries like Japan, which are characterized by an abundance of food, in contrast to the past, when food was scarce.

Reading

ほうしょく

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 an era of plenty.

Kanji Composition

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