Japanese symbol for “hydrogen”
水素
すいそ
Romaji: suiso
hydrogen (H)
In Japanese, hydrogen is 水素, read すいそ (suiso).
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Meanings
- n hydrogen (H)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hydrogen”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Ｈ | エッチ etchi | hydrogen (H) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 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 “hydrogen”.
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.