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Japanese symbol for “antioxidant”

Romaji: sankaboushizai
antioxidant

In Japanese, antioxidant is , read (sankaboushizai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n antioxidant

Kanji and stroke order

acid, bitterness, sour
on: サン
kun: す.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2
ward off, defend, protect
on: ボウ
kun: ふせ.ぐ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
stop, halt
on: シ
kun: と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める
4 strokes · JLPT 3
dose, medicine, drug
on: ザイ、スイ、セイ
kun: かる、けず.る
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “antioxidant”

WordReadingMeaning
こうさんかぶっしつ kousankabusshitsuantioxidant
ろうかぼうしざい roukaboushizaiage resister; antioxidant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さんそ sansooxygen (O)
さんか sankaoxidation; oxidization
たんさん tansancarbonic acid
さんせい sanseiacidity
りゅうさん ryuusansulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
さんみ sanmisourness; acidity
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
へんか henkachange; variation; alteration
ぼうえい boueidefense; defence; protection
きんし kinshiprohibition; inhibition; ban
せんざい senzaidetergent; cleanser; cleaning agent

See also: Chinese symbol for “antioxidant”.

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.