absorption

Kanji in this word

• 吸 suck, imbibe
• 収 income, obtain

Example sentences

• 敷物しきものは音おとを吸収きゅうしゅうする。

  Shikimono wa oto o kyuushuu suru.

  Rugs absorb sound.

• 黒くろは光ひかりを吸収きゅうしゅうします。

  Kuro wa hikari o kyuushuu shimasu.

  Black absorbs light.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Related words · share a kanji

• 吸う to smoke; to inhale
• 呼吸 breathing, respiration
• 深呼吸 deep breath
• 領収 receipt (acknowledgment)
• 領収書 receipt
• 収支 income and expenditure