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Japanese symbol for “hydrochloride”

Romaji: ensan'en
hydrochloride

In Japanese, hydrochloride is , read (ensan'en).

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Meanings

  1. n hydrochloride

Kanji and stroke order

salt
on: エン
kun: しお
13 strokes · JLPT 2
acid, bitterness, sour
on: サン
kun: す.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1
salt
on: エン
kun: しお
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えんぶん enbunsalt; salt content; amount of salt
しおみず shiomizusalt water; brine
えんそ ensochlorine (Cl)
しおあじ shioajisalty taste; saltiness
えんか enkachloridation; salification
えんさん ensanhydrochloric acid
さんそ sansooxygen (O)
さんか sankaoxidation; oxidization

See also: Chinese symbol for “hydrochloride”.

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.