Japanese symbol for “nutrient”
栄養素
えいようそ
Romaji: eiyouso
nutrient
In Japanese, nutrient is 栄養素, read えいようそ (eiyouso).
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Meanings
- n nutrient
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nutrient”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 養分 | ようぶん youbun | nutrient; nourishment |
| 栄養分 | えいようぶん eiyoubun | nutrient; nutrition |
| 栄養剤 | えいようざい eiyouzai | nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic |
| 滋養分 | じようぶん jiyoubun | nutrient |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栄養 | えいよう eiyou | nutrition; nourishment |
| 繁栄 | はんえい han'ei | prosperity; thriving; flourishing |
| 栄光 | えいこう eikou | glory |
| 見栄 | みえ mie | show; display; pretensions |
| 光栄 | こうえい kouei | honour; honor; glory |
| 栄え | はえ hae | glory; splendour; honour |
| 教養 | きょうよう kyouyou | (understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation |
| 養成 | ようせい yousei | training; education; development |
| 要素 | ようそ youso | element; component; factor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nutrient”.
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.