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N2 Noun, する-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

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      digestion (of food)

    2. Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding

    3. Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

      3.

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

    4. Noun, する-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。

      We digest food in the stomach.

      • 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.

      • 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 complete my schedule.

      • 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.

      • 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。

      Since we sold the stock that we couldn't fully consume at the sale, we did not have to dispose of it.

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