Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 消化(しょうか) in Japanese

消化
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
しょうか
Romaji
shōka
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
    digestion
    Example sentence
    食物は胃の中で消化される。 Food is digested in the stomach.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    thorough understanding
    Example sentence
    食べているもので嫌いなものはよく消化しません。 Foods you eat which you don't like will not digest well.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    selling accumulated (excess) products; dealing with a large amount of work
    Example sentence
    自然食品がつねに消化にいいとは限らない。 Natural food is not always good for our digestion.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    losing one's form and turning into something else
    Example sentence
    自然食は人間の消化に合っている。 A natural diet is suitable for human digestion.

Examples of 消化, しょうか in a sentence

Kanji in this word

消 JLPT 3

10 strokes

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: き.える, け.す

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化 JLPT 3

4 strokes

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

On'Yomi: カ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する

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