摂生

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 摂生(せっせい) means regulating one's lifestyle to care for one's health. Its reading includes a small っ.
• Basic usage: It describes health-conscious habits and attitudes across daily life, including eating and rest.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Overlap with 節制
  • 節制(せっせい) emphasizes restraint and avoiding excess. 摂生 emphasizes caring for health, so they can overlap in lifestyle contexts.
• に links the focus of effort
  • 摂生に努め means making an effort to care for one's health. に before 努める(つとめる) marks what the effort is directed toward.