Japanese symbol for “iodide”

ヨウ化物

ヨウかぶつ

Romaji: youkabutsu

iodide

In Japanese, iodide is ヨウ化物, read ヨウかぶつ (youkabutsu).

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Meanings

n iodide

Written forms: ヨウ化物、沃化物. Readings: ヨウかぶつ、ようかぶつ.

Kanji and stroke order

化

change, take the form of, influence

on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する

4 strokes · JLPT 2

物

thing, object, matter

on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
文化	ぶんか bunka	culture; civilization; civilisation
変化	へんか henka	change; variation; alteration
強化	きょうか kyouka	strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement
悪化	あっか akka	deterioration; getting worse; worsening
化学	かがく kagaku	chemistry
化粧	けしょう keshou	make-up; makeup; cosmetics
動物	どうぶつ doubutsu	animal
人物	じんぶつ jinbutsu	person; character; figure

See also: Chinese symbol for “iodide”.

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.