Japanese symbol for “nitrate”
硝酸塩
しょうさんえん
Romaji: shousan'en
nitrate
In Japanese, nitrate is 硝酸塩, read しょうさんえん (shousan'en).
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Meanings
- n nitrate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nitrate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硝酸エステル | しょうさんエステル shousan'esuteru | nitric ester; nitrate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硝酸 | しょうさん shousan | nitric acid |
| 硝子 | ガラス garasu | glass; pane |
| 硝煙 | しょうえん shouen | gunpowder smoke |
| 旭硝子 | あさひがらす asahigarasu | Asahi Glass |
| 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 |
| 塩分 | えんぶん enbun | salt; salt content; amount of salt |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nitrate”.
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