Japanese symbol for “glucose”
グルコース
グルコース
Romaji: gurukoosu
glucose
In Japanese, glucose is グルコース (gurukoosu).
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Meanings
- n glucose
Other Japanese words for “glucose”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ブドウ糖 | ぶどうとう budoutou | dextrose; glucose (usu. D-glucose); grape sugar |
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.