Japanese symbol for “rna”
リボ核酸
リボかくさん
Romaji: ribokakusan
ribonucleic acid; RNA
In Japanese, rna is リボ核酸, read リボかくさん (ribokakusan).
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Meanings
- n ribonucleic acid; RNA (chem)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rna”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ＲＮＡ | アール・エヌ・エー aaru・enu・ee | ribonucleic acid; RNA |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 核兵器 | かくへいき kakuheiki | nuclear weapon |
| 中核 | ちゅうかく chuukaku | kernel; core; nucleus |
| 核心 | かくしん kakushin | core; heart (of the matter); point |
| 結核 | けっかく kekkaku | tuberculosis; TB |
| 核弾頭 | かくだんとう kakudantou | nuclear warhead |
| 核酸 | かくさん kakusan | nucleic acid |
| 酸素 | さんそ sanso | oxygen (O) |
| 酸化 | さんか sanka | oxidation; oxidization |
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