しょう
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
Kanji used
extinguish
transformation
Pitch accent
しょ
うか
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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
Examples (4 in total)
Cheese doesn't digest easily.
Food is digested in the stomach.
A natural diet is suitable for human digestion.