Japanese symbol for “nitrite”
亜硝酸塩
あしょうさんえん
Romaji: ashousan'en
nitrite
In Japanese, nitrite is 亜硝酸塩, read あしょうさんえん (ashousan'en).
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Meanings
- n nitrite
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東亜 | とうあ toua | East Asia; the Orient |
| 亜鉛 | あえん aen | zinc (Zn) |
| 亜熱帯 | あねったい anettai | subtropics |
| 白亜 | はくあ hakua | chalk (rock) |
| 亜流 | ありゅう aryuu | (inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation |
| 亜細亜 | アジア ajia | Asia |
| 硝酸 | しょうさん shousan | nitric acid |
| 硝子 | ガラス garasu | glass; pane |
| 酸素 | さんそ sanso | oxygen (O) |
| 塩分 | えんぶん enbun | salt; salt content; amount of salt |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nitrite”.
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