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Japanese symbol for “formaldehyde”

Romaji: horumu
formaldehyde

In Japanese, formaldehyde is (horumu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n formaldehyde

Other Japanese words for “formaldehyde”

WordReadingMeaning
ホルムアルデヒド horumuarudehidoformaldehyde; methanal

See also: Chinese symbol for “formaldehyde”.

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.