How to say celibacy in Japanese

禁欲^☆【きんよくkin'yoku】禁慾 Inflection: noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; ascetism

Example Sentences

結婚kekkon にはniha 多くooku のno 苦悩kunou がga あるaru がga、独身dokushin にはniha 何のnanino 喜びyorokobi もmo ないnai。: Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

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