Japanese symbol for “msg”
グルタミン酸ナトリウム
グルタミンさんナトリウム
Romaji: gurutaminsannatoriumu
monosodium glutamate; MSG; sodium glutamate
In Japanese, msg is グルタミン酸ナトリウム, read グルタミンさんナトリウム (gurutaminsannatoriumu).
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Meanings
- n monosodium glutamate; MSG; sodium glutamate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “msg”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| グルタミン酸ソーダ | グルタミンさんソーダ gurutaminsansooda | monosodium glutamate; MSG |
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 |
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.