Japanese symbol for “catalyst”
触媒
しょくばい
Romaji: shokubai
catalyst
In Japanese, catalyst is 触媒, read しょくばい (shokubai).
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Meanings
- n catalyst (chem)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 感触 | かんしょく kanshoku | feel (of something); touch; texture |
| 触る | さわる sawaru | to touch; to feel; to handle |
| 触れ合い | ふれあい fureai | contact; connectedness; rapport |
| 抵触 | ていしょく teishoku | infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul |
| 媒体 | ばいたい baitai | medium; media |
| 媒介 | ばいかい baikai | mediation; agency; serving as a medium |
| 冷媒 | れいばい reibai | refrigerant; coolant |
See also: Chinese symbol for “catalyst”.
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