Japanese symbol for “enzyme”
酵素
こうそ
Romaji: kouso
enzyme
In Japanese, enzyme is 酵素, read こうそ (kouso).
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Meanings
- n enzyme (biochem)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “enzyme”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| エンザイム | エンザイム enzaimu | enzyme |
| エンチーム | エンチーム enchiimu | enzyme |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酵母 | こうぼ koubo | yeast; leaven |
| 発酵 | はっこう hakkou | fermentation; zymosis |
| 酵素学 | こうそがく kousogaku | enzymology |
| 酵母菌 | こうぼきん koubokin | yeast fungus |
| 発酵乳 | はっこうにゅう hakkounyuu | fermented milk; cultured milk; fermented milk product |
| 要素 | ようそ youso | element; component; factor |
| 素材 | そざい sozai | ingredient; (raw) material; resource |
| 素敵 | すてき suteki | lovely; wonderful; charming |
See also: Chinese symbol for “enzyme”.
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.