Japanese symbol for “ammonia”

安母尼亜

アンモニア

Romaji: anmonia

ammonia

In Japanese, ammonia is 安母尼亜, read アンモニア (anmonia).

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Meanings

n ammonia

Kanji and stroke order

安

relax, cheap, low

on: アン
kun: やす.い、やす.まる、やす、やす.らか

6 strokes · JLPT 4

母

mother

on: ボ
kun: はは、も

5 strokes · JLPT 4

尼

nun

on: ニ
kun: あま

5 strokes · JLPT 1

亜

Asia, rank next, come after

on: ア
kun: つ.ぐ

7 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
安全	あんぜん anzen	safety; security
安心	あんしん anshin	peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security
不安	ふあん fuan	anxiety; uneasiness; worry
安定	あんてい antei	stability; steadiness; consistency
不安定	ふあんてい fuantei	instability; insecurity; crankiness
保安	ほあん hoan	peace preservation; security
母親	ははおや hahaoya	mother
お母さん	おかあさん okaasan	mother; mom; mum
尼僧	にそう nisou	Buddhist nun
東亜	とうあ toua	East Asia; the Orient

See also: Chinese symbol for “ammonia”.

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.