Word Meaning 食欲

しょくよく shokuyoku

食欲 is read as しょくよく (shokuyoku) and means appetite (for food).

Meaning

English

  1. appetite (for food)

Reading

Kana

しょくよく

Romaji

shokuyoku

Writing Variants

  • 食慾 しょくよく shokuyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 5701 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食欲の秋

しょくよくのあき

autumn, season of good appetite

食欲をそそる

しょくよくをそそる

to stimulate one's appetite

食欲不振

しょくよくふしん

lack of appetite

食欲低下

しょくよくていか

loss of appetite

食欲不振症

しょくよくふしんしょう

anorexia

食欲減退

しょくよくげんたい

decrease in appetite

食欲旺盛

しょくよくおうせい

voracious

無食欲

むしょくよく

anorexia

神経性無食欲症

しんけいせいむしょくよくしょう

anorexia nervosa

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

食費

しょくひ

food expense

食い込む

くいこむ

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

Example Sentences

10

しょくよくがなくて、あさごはんをたべなかった。

i had no appetite, so i didn't eat breakfast.

I have a poor appetite these days.

I have no appetite.

Tom has a good appetite.

I have little appetite.

I don't want to eat anything today.

Your appetite's voracious from first thing in the morning, isn't it!

Tom ate like a horse.

The more I eat the bigger my appetite gets.

I have a good appetite today.