Japanese symbol for “potash”
加里
カリ
Romaji: kari
potassium
In Japanese, potash is 加里, read カリ (kari).
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Meanings
- n potassium
- n potash; potassium carbonate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “potash”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炭酸カリウム | たんさんカリウム tansankariumu | potassium carbonate; potash |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation; joining; entry |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 増加 | ぞうか zouka | increase; rise; growth |
| 加工 | かこう kakou | manufacturing; processing; treatment |
| 加入 | かにゅう kanyuu | joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry |
| 加盟 | かめい kamei | joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation |
| 千里 | せんり senri | 1000 ri; (a) long distance |
| 郷里 | きょうり kyouri | hometown; birthplace |
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.