しょうか

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    digestion (of food)

    • 食物は胃の中で消化される。
      Food is digested in the stomach.
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

    losing one's form and turning into something else
    orig. meaning
    archaic