Japanese symbol for “retort”
レトルト
レトルト
Romaji: retoruto
retort (vessel used for distillation)
In Japanese, retort is レトルト (retoruto).
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Meanings
- n retort (vessel used for distillation) (chem)
- n retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
Other Japanese words for “retort”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口答え | くちごたえ kuchigotae | retort; back talk; backchat |
| 返す | かえす kaesu | to respond (with); to retort; to reply |
| 言い返す | いいかえす iikaesu | to talk back; to answer back; to retort |
| 買い言葉 | かいことば kaikotoba | retort (to an insult, jeer, etc.) |
| 突っ込む | つっこむ tsukkomu | to riposte; to retort; to quip |
See also: Chinese symbol for “retort”.
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.