Japanese symbol for “sulfate”
硫酸塩
りゅうさんえん
Romaji: ryuusan'en
sulfate; sulphate
In Japanese, sulfate is 硫酸塩, read りゅうさんえん (ryuusan'en).
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Meanings
- n sulfate; sulphate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sulfate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硫酸エステル | りゅうさんエステル ryuusan'esuteru | sulphate; sulfate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硫酸 | りゅうさん ryuusan | sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid |
| 硫黄 | いおう iou | sulfur (S); sulphur |
| 硫化 | りゅうか ryuuka | sulfuration; sulphuration |
| 脱硫 | だつりゅう datsuryuu | desulfurization; desulphurisation; desulphurization |
| 亜硫酸 | ありゅうさん aryuusan | sulfurous acid; sulphurous acid |
| 硫安 | りゅうあん ryuuan | ammonium sulfate |
| 酸素 | さんそ sanso | oxygen (O) |
| 酸化 | さんか sanka | oxidation; oxidization |
| 塩分 | えんぶん enbun | salt; salt content; amount of salt |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sulfate”.
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