Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

消化(しょうか)digestion, thorough understanding, selling accumulated (excess) products, dealing with a large amount of work, losing one's form and turning into something else

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      digestion (of food)

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding

    3. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      3.

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

    4. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      losing one's form and turning into something else

      Archaic, orig. meaning

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    消化 【しょうか】

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      ()()(もの)消化(しょうか)する。

      To digest food in the stomach. {digestion, thorough understanding, selling accumulated (excess) products, dealing with a large amount of work, losing one's form and turning into something else}

      • N2

      消化(しょうか)()()(もの)(からだ)()いです。

      Foods that are easy to digest are good for the body. {digestion, thorough understanding, selling accumulated (excess) products, dealing with a large amount of work, losing one's form and turning into something else}

      • N2

      スケジュールを消化(しょうか)できたのでスッキリしている。

      I feel refreshed because I was able to deal with my schedule. {digestion, thorough understanding, selling accumulated (excess) products, dealing with a large amount of work, losing one's form and turning into something else}

      • N2

      理論(りろん)消化(しょうか)出来(でき)ないでいては実践(じっせん)使(つか)(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      If you cannot thoroughly understand the theory, you cannot use it in practice. {digestion, thorough understanding, selling accumulated (excess) products, dealing with a large amount of work, losing one's form and turning into something else}

      • N2

      消化(しょうか)()れなかった在庫(ざいこ)をセールで()ったので、処分(しょぶん)せずに()みました。

      We managed to avoid disposing of the excess stock because we sold it in a sale. {digestion, thorough understanding, selling accumulated (excess) products, dealing with a large amount of work, losing one's form and turning into something else}

      • N2
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