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Japanese symbol for “surfactant”

Romaji: kaimenkasseizai
surfactant

In Japanese, surfactant is , read (kaimenkasseizai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n surfactant

Kanji and stroke order

world, boundary
on: カイ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
mask, face, features
on: メン、ベン
kun: おも、おもて、つら
9 strokes · JLPT 2
lively, resuscitation, being helped
on: カツ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける
9 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
dose, medicine, drug
on: ザイ、スイ、セイ
kun: かる、けず.る
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “surfactant”

WordReadingMeaning
ひょうめんかっせいざい hyoumenkasseizaisurface-active agent; surfactant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せかい sekaithe world; society; the universe
ぎょうかい gyoukaibusiness world; business circles; (the) industry
げんかい genkailimit; bound
きょうかい kyoukaiboundary; border; limit
せいかい seikai(world of) politics; political world; political circles
ざいかい zaikaifinancial world; business circles
がめん gamenscreen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
めんどう mendoutrouble; bother
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
じょせい joseiwoman; female
せんざい senzaidetergent; cleanser; cleaning agent

See also: Chinese symbol for “surfactant”.

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.