Japanese symbol for “disinfectant”
消毒薬
しょうどくやく
Romaji: shoudokuyaku
disinfectant
In Japanese, disinfectant is 消毒薬, read しょうどくやく (shoudokuyaku).
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Meanings
- n disinfectant
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “disinfectant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殺菌剤 | さっきんざい sakkinzai | disinfectant; germicide |
| 殺菌消毒剤 | さっきんしょうどくざい sakkinshoudokuzai | disinfectant |
| 消毒剤 | しょうどくざい shoudokuzai | antiseptic; disinfectant |
| サニタイザー | サニタイザー sanitaizaa | hand sanitizer (sanitiser); disinfectant; 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 |
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
See also: Chinese symbol for “disinfectant”.
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