Japanese symbol for “pesticide”
殺虫剤
さっちゅうざい
Romaji: satchuuzai
insecticide; pesticide
In Japanese, pesticide is 殺虫剤, read さっちゅうざい (satchuuzai).
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Meanings
- n insecticide; pesticide
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pesticide”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 駆除剤 | くじょざい kujozai | pesticide; repellent; eliminator |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殺人 | さつじん satsujin | murder; homicide; manslaughter |
| 自殺 | じさつ jisatsu | suicide |
| 殺す | ころす korosu | to kill; to slay; to murder |
| 暗殺 | あんさつ ansatsu | assassination |
| 虐殺 | ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsu | slaughter; massacre |
| 殺し | ころし koroshi | murder; killing; murderer |
| 昆虫 | こんちゅう konchuu | insect; bug |
| 虫歯 | むしば mushiba | tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity |
| 洗剤 | せんざい senzai | detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pesticide”.
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.