Alienation - Ikasayou

Japanese: 異化作用 - いかさよう
Alienation - Ikasayou
〘Noun〙① The process of chemically breaking down complex compounds in the body into simpler substances in the metabolism of living organisms. The energy released during this process is used for daily activities. ⇔Assimilation②. ② In linguistics, the process in which two adjacent or nearby sounds change into sounds with fewer similarities by strengthening the differences or creating new ones. When this occurs between two adjacent sounds, it is called adjacent anabolism, and when it occurs between two sounds that are close but not adjacent, it is called dissimilation. ⇔Assimilation③

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 生物体の物質代謝のうち、体内の複雑な化合物をより簡単な物質に化学的に分解する作用。その際、放出されるエネルギーが生活活動に利用される。⇔同化作用②。② 言語学で、互いに隣接し、また近くに位置した二音が、差異を強めたり、新たにつくり出したりして、類似点のより少ない音に変化すること。隣接している二音間に見られる場合は隣接異化と呼ばれ、近くに位置しているが隣接してはいない二音間に見られる場合は離隔異化と呼ばれる。⇔同化作用③

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