単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#3,773 most used

消化

しょうか0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

digestion

ITS KANJI

消neutralizeread しょう here18 words ›化changeread か here29 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

Wine helps digest food.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

Food must be chewed well to be digested properly.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

digestion (of food)

noun · する verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

digestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding

noun · する verb · transitive

3

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

noun · する verb · transitive

4

losing one's form and turning into something else

noun · する verb · intransitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

商家merchant; store; shopしょうか · not in tangoya
唱歌singing; songしょうか · not in tangoya
消火fire fightingしょうか · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#3,773 most used

Written消化 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium