Japanese symbol for “absorbent”
吸収剤
きゅうしゅうざい
Romaji: kyuushuuzai
absorbent
In Japanese, absorbent is 吸収剤, read きゅうしゅうざい (kyuushuuzai).
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Meanings
- n absorbent
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “absorbent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吸収体 | きゅうしゅうたい kyuushuutai | absorbent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼吸 | こきゅう kokyuu | breathing; respiration |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | absorption; suction; attraction |
| 吸う | すう suu | to breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.) |
| 吸引 | きゅういん kyuuin | absorption; suction; aspiration |
| 吸血鬼 | きゅうけつき kyuuketsuki | vampire; bloodsucker |
| 吸い込む | すいこむ suikomu | to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 洗剤 | せんざい senzai | detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent |
See also: Chinese symbol for “absorbent”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.