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 [íꜜshòkùdòògèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [iɕo̞kɯ̟̊ᵝdo̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

医(い)食(しょく)同(どう)源(げん) • (ishokudōgen)

a healthy diet and medicine are equally important for health, an apple a day keeps the doctor away

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

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