Japanese symbol for “antiseptic”
消毒剤
しょうどくざい
Romaji: shoudokuzai
antiseptic; disinfectant
In Japanese, antiseptic is 消毒剤, read しょうどくざい (shoudokuzai).
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Meanings
- n antiseptic; disinfectant
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “antiseptic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 防腐剤 | ぼうふざい boufuzai | antiseptic |
| 制腐剤 | せいふざい seifuzai | antiseptic |
| サニタイザー | サニタイザー sanitaizaa | hand sanitizer (sanitiser); disinfectant; antiseptic |
| 腐敗防止 | ふはいぼうし fuhaiboushi | antisepsis; antiseptic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消費 | しょうひ shouhi | consumption; expenditure; spending |
| 解消 | かいしょう kaishou | cancellation; liquidation; resolution |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 消防 | しょうぼう shoubou | fire fighting |
| 消化 | しょうか shouka | digestion (of food) |
| 取り消し | とりけし torikeshi | cancellation; withdrawal; abolition |
| 中毒 | ちゅうどく chuudoku | poisoning |
| 消毒 | しょうどく shoudoku | disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation |
| 洗剤 | せんざい senzai | detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent |
See also: Chinese symbol for “antiseptic”.
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