Japanese symbol for “mao”
モノアミン酸化酵素
モノアミンさんかこうそ
Romaji: monoaminsankakouso
monoamine oxidase; MAO
In Japanese, mao is モノアミン酸化酵素, read モノアミンさんかこうそ (monoaminsankakouso).
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Meanings
- n monoamine oxidase; MAO
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mao”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| メチルアルモキサン | メチルアルモキサン mechiruarumokisan | methyl aluminoxane; MAO |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酸素 | さんそ sanso | oxygen (O) |
| 酸化 | さんか sanka | oxidation; oxidization |
| 炭酸 | たんさん tansan | carbonic acid |
| 酸性 | さんせい sansei | acidity |
| 硫酸 | りゅうさん ryuusan | sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid |
| 酸味 | さんみ sanmi | sourness; acidity |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 酵素 | こうそ kouso | enzyme |
| 要素 | ようそ youso | element; component; factor |
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.