Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 吸収する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 吸きゅう 収しゅう する 吸きゅう 収しゅう しない Polite 吸きゅう 収しゅう します 吸きゅう 収しゅう しません Past polite 吸きゅう 収しゅう しました 吸きゅう 収しゅう しませんでした Past 吸きゅう 収しゅう した 吸きゅう 収しゅう しなかった Te-form 吸きゅう 収しゅう して 吸きゅう 収しゅう しないで Desire 吸きゅう 収しゅう したい 吸きゅう 収しゅう したくない Potential 吸きゅう 収しゅう できる 吸きゅう 収しゅう できない Passive 吸きゅう 収しゅう される 吸きゅう 収しゅう されない Causative 吸きゅう 収しゅう させる 吸きゅう 収しゅう させない Causative passive 吸きゅう 収しゅう させられる 吸きゅう 収しゅう させられない Volitional 吸きゅう 収しゅう しよう Polite volitional 吸きゅう 収しゅう しましょう Imperative 吸きゅう 収しゅう しろ 吸きゅう 収しゅう するな Conditional 吸きゅう 収しゅう すれば 吸きゅう 収しゅう しなければ Tara conditional 吸きゅう 収しゅう したら 吸きゅう 収しゅう しなかったら
Usage patterns 光ひかり を 吸きゅう 収しゅう する to absorb light
Black clothing tends to absorb light easily.
水すい 分ぶん を 吸きゅう 収しゅう する to absorb moisture
This towel absorbs moisture very well.
衝しょう 撃げき を 吸きゅう 収しゅう する to absorb shock or impact
The sole of this shoe is designed to absorb impact.
知ち 識しき を 吸きゅう 収しゅう する to absorb (soak up) knowledge
I want to soak up as much knowledge as possible while I'm young.
〈 組そ 織しき 〉 に 吸きゅう 収しゅう される to be absorbed (merged) into an organization
The small company was absorbed by a major corporation.
Related words· 6 吸引 emphasizes physical suction or drawing-in by force (like a vacuum), while 吸収 is broader and covers both physical and figurative absorption.
摂取 specifically means taking in nutrients or substances (as in food or medicine), while 吸収 is more general and can describe light, sound, or knowledge as well.
消化 (digestion) is used figuratively for fully processing and internalizing knowledge, whereas 吸収 emphasizes simply taking something in.
吸収する is the formal, often abstract word for absorbing something (moisture, knowledge, culture), while 吸い取る is more concrete and emphasizes physically drawing a substance out and removing it.
Show 2 more Show fewer 吸収する is the formal, technical word for absorption (e.g. in science or economics), while 吸う is the everyday physical word for soaking up liquid or light.
吸収する is a formal, often abstract word for absorbing (light, moisture, knowledge), while 吸い込む is more physical and vivid, describing the act of drawing something in.
Opposites· 7 放出 means to release or emit, the opposite of 吸収 , which means to take in or absorb.
放射 describes energy being emitted outward, while 吸収 describes energy being taken in, the opposite physical process.
照り返す describes a surface bouncing light or heat back outward, while 吸収する describes it taking that light or heat in instead.
Show 4 more Show fewer 吸収 means absorption of light or sound, the opposite of 反射 , which means it bounces back off a surface.
分泌 is the release of a substance from a gland or cell, while 吸収 is the absorption of a substance into the body.
吸収 means to absorb or take in a substance, the opposite of 排出 , which means to discharge or expel it.
吸収 describes light or energy being absorbed by a medium, contrasting with 透過 , where it passes through instead.
Word family· 14 absorbent; absorber
absorbent; absorbing agent
absorbing power; absorptive capacity
absorbency; absorbability
absorption line
Show 5 more Show fewer gas mask canister; respirator cartridge; chemical cartridge
absorption-type company split
merger; takeover; acquisition by merger
absorbed dose (radiation)
interstellar absorption
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Etymology Compound of 吸 (suck, inhale) and 収 (take in, gather). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of absorbing or taking in.
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