ショウカ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. digestion (of food)
2. digestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding
3. consumption; absorption; using up; meeting (e.g. a quota); completion
4. losing one's form and turning into something else
orig. meaning
Pitch accent
ショ
ウカ
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
digestive organs
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
digestive fluids
alimentary canal
undigested (food); unfulfilled (orders); unused (funds)
indigestion
digestive enzyme
digestive capacity; digestive power; digestive strength
autolysis; autodigestion
indigestible; digestion-resistant; hard-to-digest
digestive system
digestive gland
chemical digestion
intracellular digestion
Examples (4 in total)
Cheese doesn't digest easily.
Food is digested in the stomach.
A natural diet is suitable for human digestion.