せっしょく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of せっしょく – see the following entries.

【接触】 [noun] making contact; touch [verb] come into contact with [verb] keep in contact with

【摂食】 [noun] feeding [verb] to feed, to eat food, especially for domesticated animals to do so

【節食】 [noun] temperance in eating [verb] eat sparingly, eat lightly

【雪食】 [noun] nivation

(This term, せっしょく (sesshoku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)