Word Meaning 咀嚼

そしゃく soshaku

咀嚼 is read as そしゃく (soshaku) and means chewing.

Meaning

English

  1. chewing
  2. mastication
  3. digestion (e.g. of words)
  4. assimilation
  5. comprehension
  6. appreciation

Reading

Kana

そしゃく

Romaji

soshaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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咀嚼力

そしゃくりょく

chewing power

咀嚼運動

そしゃくうんどう

mastication

咀嚼筋

そしゃくきん

muscle of mastication

日本咀嚼学会

にっぽんそしゃくがっかい

Japanese Society for Mastication Science and Health Promotion