Japanese symbol for “additive”
添加物
てんかぶつ
Romaji: tenkabutsu
additive
In Japanese, additive is 添加物, read てんかぶつ (tenkabutsu).
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Meanings
- n additive
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “additive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相加 | そうか souka | additive |
| 加法的 | かほうてき kahouteki | additive |
| 混和剤 | こんわざい konwazai | additive |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 添加 | てんか tenka | addition; annexing |
| 添付 | てんぷ tenpu | attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing |
| 付き添い | つきそい tsukisoi | attendance (on); chaperonage |
| 巻き添え | まきぞえ makizoe | getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement |
| 添削 | てんさく tensaku | correction; looking over; touching up |
| 力添え | ちからぞえ chikarazoe | help; assistance; service |
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation; joining; entry |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “additive”.
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.