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酸 — kanji meaning “acid”

acid, bitterness, sour, tart

Meanings
acid, bitterness, sour, tart
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
14
School grade
5
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1218 of 2,500
Classical radical
164
Chinese reading
suān — Chinese character page

Words with 酸

WordReadingMeaning
さんそ sansooxygen (O)
さんか sankaoxidation; oxidization
たんさん tansancarbonic acid
さんせい sanseiacidity
りゅうさん ryuusansulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
さんみ sanmisourness; acidity
さくさん sakusanacetic acid
しょうさん shousannitric acid
えんさん ensanhydrochloric acid
しんさん shinsanhardships; privation
すっぱい suppaisour; acid
しぼうさん shibousanfatty acid

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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