消化 (Shouka) is a Japanese noun meaning “digestion (of food), digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdigestion (of food)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdigestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbconsumption; absorption; using up; meeting (e.g. a quota); completion
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verblosing one's form and turning into something elseorig. meaning
Examples
ワインは消化を助ける。
Wine helps digest food.
食物は胃の中で消化される。
Food is digested in the stomach.
チーズは簡単に消化しない。
Cheese doesn't digest easily.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).