同化（どうか）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: assimilation
Example sentences
- 移民が新しい社会に同化していく。 — Immigrants gradually assimilate into their new society.
- 無理な同化ではなく共生を目指す。 — We aim for coexistence rather than forced assimilation.
Idioms & proverbs containing “同化”
- 同化作用 (どうかさよう) — assimilation; metabolism; anabolism
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