Meaning of 咀嚼(そしゃく) in Japanese

咀嚼
Kana Reading
そしゃく
Romaji
soshaku
Word Senses
  • 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
    chewing; mastication; breaking into bite-sized pieces
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    digestion; assimilation

Related Kanji

咀

8 strokes

bite, eat

On'Yomi: ソ, ショ

Kun'Yomi: か.む

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嚼

21 strokes

bite

On'Yomi: シャク

Kun'Yomi: か.む

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