Japanese symbol for “absorption”
吸収
きゅうしゅう
Romaji: kyuushuu
absorption; suction; attraction
In Japanese, absorption is 吸収, read きゅうしゅう (kyuushuu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt absorption; suction; attraction
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “absorption”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吸引 | きゅういん kyuuin | absorption; suction; aspiration |
| 専念 | せんねん sennen | absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to) |
| 同化 | どうか douka | assimilation; absorption |
| 併合 | へいごう heigou | merger; joining into one; amalgamation |
| 摂取 | せっしゅ sesshu | absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); assimilation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼吸 | こきゅう kokyuu | breathing; respiration |
| 吸う | すう suu | to breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.) |
| 吸引 | きゅういん kyuuin | absorption; suction; aspiration |
| 吸血鬼 | きゅうけつき kyuuketsuki | vampire; bloodsucker |
| 吸い込む | すいこむ suikomu | to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう shuushuu | collecting; accumulating; gathering |
See also: Chinese symbol for “absorption”.
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