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Japanese symbol for “bicarbonate”

Romaji: juutansan'en
bicarbonate

In Japanese, bicarbonate is , read (juutansan'en).

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Meanings

  1. n bicarbonate

Kanji and stroke order

heavy, important, esteem
on: ジュウ、チョウ
kun: え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう
9 strokes · JLPT 3
charcoal, coal
on: タン
kun: すみ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
acid, bitterness, sour
on: サン
kun: す.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1
salt
on: エン
kun: しお
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “bicarbonate”

WordReadingMeaning
たんさんすいそえん tansansuisoenhydrogencarbonate; bicarbonate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうよう juuyouimportant; essential; significant
たいじゅう taijuu(body) weight
きちょう kichouprecious; valuable
じゅうし juushiregarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
じゅうだい juudaiserious; important; significant
じゅうりょう juuryouweight
せきたん sekitancoal
たんさん tansancarbonic acid
さんそ sansooxygen (O)
えんぶん enbunsalt; salt content; amount of salt

See also: Chinese symbol for “bicarbonate”.

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.