医食同源
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 医 | 食 | 同 | 源 |
| い Grade: 3 |
しょく Grade: 2 |
どう Grade: 2 |
げん Grade: 6 |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 醫食同源 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) いしょくどーげん [íꜜshòk
ùdòògèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1] incorrectly approximated by the cited dictionary's restrictively simplistic single-accent style - IPA(key): [iɕo̞kɯ̟̊do̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
医食同源 • (ishokudōgen)
- a healthy diet and medicine are equally important for health, an apple a day keeps the doctor away
References
- “医食同源”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN