JLPT N1
同化
Assimilation; the process of becoming similar to or absorbed into a larger whole.
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同化する verb form
1 Noun, Suru verb
Cultural / Social Assimilation
A sociological shift where a distinct group or individual absorbs the habits and traits of a dominant environment, losing their prior separateness.
Example
移民 が 新しい 社会 に 同化 する の は 、 簡単 な こと で は ありません 。
It's not easy for immigrants to assimilate into a new society.
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2 Noun, Suru verb
Biological / Scientific Assimilation
A biological term describing the metabolic conversion of nutrients or environmental substances into the organism’s own tissues.
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