English–Japanese

“diet” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoダイエット (daietto)

Pronunciation

Romajishokuseikatsu

Example

健康のために食生活を改善します。ken kō no ta me ni shoku sei katsu o kai zen shi ma su

I will improve my diet for my health.

Illustration for 食生活 (diet)

How to say “diet” in Japanese

“Diet” in Japanese is 食生活 (shokuseikatsu).

Describes the regular pattern of what a person eats and how they eat it as part of everyday life.

Full entry for 食生活: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 食生活

外食が続くと、食生活が偏りやすくなります。gai shoku ga tsuzu ku to shoku sei katsu ga katayo ri ya su ku na ri ma su

When I eat out often, my diet tends to become unbalanced.

Tips for using 食生活

  • In English, diet can mean a regular way of eating, not only a temporary plan for losing weight, so 食生活 (shokuseikatsu) often translates its broader sense.

Other Japanese words for “diet”

健康のためにダイエットをしています。ken kō no ta me ni da i e tto o shi te i ma su

I am on a diet for my health.

“diet” in other languages