Meaning of 消化 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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消化JLPT 2
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Kana Readingしょうか
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Romajishōka
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- digestion
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- thorough understanding
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- selling accumulated (excess) products; dealing with a large amount of work
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- losing one's form and turning into something else
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Example Sentences
消化, しょうか used in context
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Food is digested in the stomach.
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Foods you eat which you don't like will not digest well.
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Natural food is not always good for our digestion.
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A natural diet is suitable for human digestion.
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Wine helps digest food.
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Food must be chewed well to be digested properly.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
On: ショウ
Kun: き.える, け.す
10 strokes
change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
On: カ, ケ
Kun: ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する
4 strokes
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