See also: 吸收

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 6
しゅう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
吸收 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(きゅう)(しゅう) (kyūshūきふしう (kifusiu)?

  1. suction; absorption; assimilation
  2. merger

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

(きゅう)(しゅう)する (kyūshū suruきふしう (kifusiu)?suru (stem (きゅう)(しゅう) (kyūshū shi), past (きゅう)(しゅう)した (kyūshū shita))

  1. to suck/absorb a liquid
  2. to take in/gobble/consume food or drink
  3. (business) to take over/absorb a company

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN