Japanese symbol for “bromide”

臭化物

しゅうかぶつ

Romaji: shuukabutsu

bromide

In Japanese, bromide is 臭化物, read しゅうかぶつ (shuukabutsu).

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Meanings

n bromide (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

臭

stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking

on: シュウ
kun: くさ.い、-くさ.い、にお.う、にお.い

9 strokes · JLPT 1

化

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

物

thing, object, matter

on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
臭い	くさい kusai	stinking; smelly
悪臭	あくしゅう akushuu	bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor
古臭い	ふるくさい furukusai	stale; old fashioned; hackneyed
生臭い	なまぐさい namagusai	smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood
臭気	しゅうき shuuki	bad smell; stink
口臭	こうしゅう koushuu	bad breath; halitosis
文化	ぶんか bunka	culture; civilization; civilisation
変化	へんか henka	change; variation; alteration
動物	どうぶつ doubutsu	animal

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.