(こうかれい)

こうかれい
noun
anti-aging
1. anti-aging
The practice or science of slowing, preventing, or reversing the effects of aging on the body.
抗加齢(こうかれい)医学(いがく)関心(かんしん)がある。
I'm interested in anti-aging medicine.
抗加齢(こうかれい)効果(こうか)があるとされるサプリメントが人気(にんき)だ。
Supplements said to have anti-aging effects are popular.
抗加齢(こうかれい)分野(ぶんや)では、食事(しょくじ)運動(うんどう)睡眠(すいみん)(みっ)つが基本(きほん)だと()われており、(とく)良質(りょうしつ)睡眠(すいみん)重要性(じゅうようせい)注目(ちゅうもく)されている。
In the field of anti-aging, diet, exercise, and sleep are said to be the three basics, and the importance of quality sleep in particular is drawing attention.

A compound of (こう) (anti-, against) and 加齢(かれい) (aging). This is the Japanese equivalent of the English loanword アンチエイジング, and both terms are widely used. 抗加齢(こうかれい) tends to appear in more technical or medical contexts, while アンチエイジング is more common in advertising and everyday speech.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 抗加齢(こうかれい)医学(いがく): anti-aging medicine
  • 抗加齢(こうかれい)効果(こうか): anti-aging effect
  • 抗加齢(こうかれい)治療(ちりょう): anti-aging treatment
  • 抗加齢(こうかれい)ケア: anti-aging care

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • アンチエイジング: anti-aging (English loanword, more casual/commercial)
  • 若返(わかがえ)り: rejuvenation (native Japanese term)
  • 老化防止(ろうかぼうし): prevention of aging