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Japanese symbol for “tca”

Romaji: torikurorusakusan
trichloroacetic acid; TCA; TCAA

In Japanese, tca is , read (torikurorusakusan).

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Meanings

  1. n trichloroacetic acid; TCA; TCAA (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

vinegar, sour, acid
on: サク
kun: す
12 strokes · JLPT 1
acid, bitterness, sour
on: サン
kun: す.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さくさん sakusanacetic acid
すのもの sunomonovinegared dish; pickled dish
あまず amazusweet vinegar
ポンず ponzujuice pressed from a bitter orange
すぶた subutasweet-and-sour pork (oft. with vegetables)
すづけ suzukepickling in vinegar; vinegar pickles
さんそ sansooxygen (O)
さんか sankaoxidation; oxidization

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.