同化|どうかdouka[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbassimilation; absorption
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbadaptation
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, biologyassimilation; anabolism
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, linguisticsassimilation (phonology)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 同化する(どうかする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 同化します(どうかします) |
| Negative (nai) | 同化しない(どうかしない) |
| polite (masen) | 同化しません(どうかしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 同化せず・同化せぬ(どうかせず・どうかせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 同化した(どうかした) |
| polite (mashita) | 同化しました(どうかしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 同化しなかった(どうかしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 同化しませんでした(どうかしませんでした) |
| Te form | 同化して(どうかして) |
| Potential | 同化できる(どうかできる) |
| Passive | 同化される(どうかされる) |
| Causative | 同化させる(どうかさせる) |
| Causative passive | 同化させられる(どうかさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 同化すれば(どうかすれば) |
| tara | 同化したら(どうかしたら) |
| Volitional | 同化しよう(どうかしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 同化しましょう(どうかしましょう) |
| Imperative | 同化しろ(どうかしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related受け入れるうけいれるNeutralMeans to accept or take in what comes from outside; 「同化」 goes further, describing becoming the same after absorption, or making others assimilate.
- Related取り入れるとりいれるNeutralFor adopting or introducing good things from outside; 「同化」 stresses blending into one whole and losing the original character.
- Related取り込むとりこむNeutralCovers taking things in and also winning people over; 「同化」 focuses on becoming the same.
- Related摂取せっしゅWrittenA written term for intake of nutrients or absorbing foreign culture; 「同化」 stresses the absorbed thing becoming part of oneself.
- Related併合へいごうWrittenA formal word for merging or annexing territory or organizations; 「同化」 is about becoming alike in culture or thought.
- Related同化作用どうかさようWrittenA biology term for anabolism, turning nutrients into the body's own substance; 「同化」 itself has a much broader range.
- Antonym分化ぶんかWrittenThe opposite process: one uniform thing splitting into diverse, specialized forms, rather than becoming the same as with 「同化」.
- Antonym異化いかWrittenThe counterpart in biology (catabolism) and phonology (dissimilation), where sounds become less alike — the reverse of 「同化」.
Use 「受け入れる」 for accepting and 「取り入れる」 for introducing from outside; 「同化」 is for becoming the same after absorption, as in 「同化政策」. In biology, anabolism is 「同化作用」, with 「異化」 as its opposite.
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