Vocabulary

What does 食欲 (しょくよく, shokuyoku) mean?

食欲 (しょくよく, shokuyoku) means appetite.

Quick facts
Readingしょくよく
Romajishokuyoku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しょくよく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshokuyoku

appetite

  1. 1noun appetite (for food)

Example sentences

  • When autumn comes, my appetite picks up.

  • I have no appetite because of my cold.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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