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消化
shouka
Description
「消化」は、食べた物を体の中で細かくして、栄養にすることです。
"消化" means breaking down eaten food inside the body to turn it into nutrients.
勉強した内容をよく理解することにも使います。
It is also used to mean thoroughly understanding studied material.
Meanings
消化shouka
digestion of food in the body
寝る前に食べると消化に悪いです。
Eating before bed is bad for digestion.
消化するshouka suru
to digest; to absorb and understand fully
習ったことをまだ消化していません。
I haven't fully absorbed what I learned yet.
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Notes
- Etymology
消 (extinguish/dissolve) + 化 (change) — literally "dissolving change," i.e. breaking down.
- Nuance
also used figuratively for mentally digesting information or working through a schedule/backlog.
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