“To lose weight” in Japanese
Short answer
To lose weight in Japanese is “やせ細る” (yasehosoru). Full meaning: to lose weight, to become thin, to wither away.
Other ways to say “To lose weight” in Japanese
痩せる
yaseru to become thin, to lose weight, to slim; to become impoverished (of soil), to become sterile, to become infertile, to become barren
身が細る
migahosoru to lose weight, to become thin
ヤセる
yaseru to become thin, to lose weight, to slim; to become impoverished (of soil), to become sterile, to become infertile, to become barren
瘦せる
yaseru to become thin, to lose weight, to slim; to become impoverished (of soil), to become sterile, to become infertile, to become barren
やせる
yaseru to become thin, to lose weight, to slim; to become impoverished (of soil), to become sterile, to become infertile, to become barren
瘠せる
yaseru to become thin, to lose weight, to slim; to become impoverished (of soil), to become sterile, to become infertile, to become barren
やせれる
yasereru to become thin, to lose weight, to slim; to become impoverished (of soil), to become sterile, to become infertile, to become barren
痩せれる
yasereru to become thin, to lose weight, to slim; to become impoverished (of soil), to become sterile, to become infertile, to become barren
肉が減る
nikugaheru to slim down, to lose weight
肉が落ちる
nikugaochiru to slim down, to lose weight
ヤセ
yase to become thin, to lose weight, to slim; to become impoverished (of soil), to become sterile, to become infertile, to become barren
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