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同化作用 (doukasayou) Japanese meaning: assimilation | Kotomora
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どう
化か
作さ
用よう
は
、
植しょく
物ぶつ
が
光こう
合ごう
成せい
で
デンプン
を
作つく
る
よう
な
過か
程てい
です
。
Assimilation is a process like plants making starch through photosynthesis.
When you take in nutrients, anabolism occurs in the body.
Kanji 化 change, take the form of, influence 作 make, production, prepare 用 utilize, business, service Related words 異い 化か 作さ 用よう Catabolism; the opposite metabolic process of breaking down complex molecules into simpler ones, releasing energy.
代たい 謝しゃ Metabolism in general; the sum of anabolism (同化作用) and catabolism (異化作用).
Etymology Compound of 同化 (assimilation) + 作用 (action, effect). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern biology.