吸収

Noun

 * 1) suction; absorption; assimilation
 * 2) merger

Derived terms

 * (kyūshūzai): an absorbent
 * (kyūshūsei): absorbability, absorbency
 * (kyūshūtai): absorbent
 * (kyūshūryoku): absorbing power
 * (kyūshū gappei): merger, takeover
 * (kyūshū senryō): absorbed dose (as of radiation)
 * (kyūshū furyō shōkōgun): malabsorption syndrome
 * (ketchō kyūshū): colon absorption
 * (seikan kyūshū): interstellar absorption
 * (kōbunshi kyōshūtai): high polymer absorbent
 * (ni-sanka tanso kyūshū-gen): carbon sink
 * (ni-sanka tanso no kyūshū-gen): carbon sink

Verb

 * 1) to suck/absorb a liquid
 * 2) to take in/gobble/consume food or drink
 * 3)  to take over/absorb a company