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Japanese symbol for “oxide”

Romaji: sankabutsu
oxide

In Japanese, oxide is , read (sankabutsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n oxide (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

acid, bitterness, sour
on: サン
kun: す.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “oxide”

WordReadingMeaning
オキシド okishidooxide

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さんそ sansooxygen (O)
さんか sankaoxidation; oxidization
たんさん tansancarbonic acid
さんせい sanseiacidity
りゅうさん ryuusansulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
さんみ sanmisourness; acidity
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
へんか henkachange; variation; alteration
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal

See also: Chinese symbol for “oxide”.

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.

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