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How to say 'Activation' in Japanese | 活性

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The Japanese word for Activation is 'Kassei', written as 活性 in Japanese.'Activation' in hiragana is かっせい.

    word

    活性

    Meaning

    Activation

    Reading

    かっせい

    kassei

    Kanji

    Lively Gender, Sex

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '活性 (かっせい)' means 'activation'. It is commonly used in scientific, technical, or biological contexts to describe the process of making something active or functional. For example: the activation of enzymes「酵素の活性」(こうそのかっせい). This term can also be used metaphorically to describe the revitalization or energizing of something, such as a business or community. For example: the activation of the local economy「地域経済の活性」(ちいきけいざいのかっせい). Note that this word is often paired with other terms to form compound nouns, such as '活性化 (かっせいか)' (activation/revitalization).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    3701

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 活性

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Lively

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Gender, Sex

Words Related to 活性 Through the Kanji

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 活 as well.

  • word

    生活

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    活動

    Meaning

    Activity

  • word

    活用

    Meaning

    Conjugation

  • word

    活字

    Meaning

    Type

  • word

    活躍

    Meaning

    Activity, Success

  • word

    活発

    Meaning

    Lively

  • word

    復活

    Meaning

    Revival

Words Related to 活性 Through the Kanji

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 性 as well.

  • word

    女性

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    男性

    Meaning

    Male

  • word

    性格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    性質

    Meaning

    Nature, Property

  • word

    Meaning

    Gender, Nature

  • word

    性別

    Meaning

    Gender

  • word

    女性的

    Meaning

    Feminine

  • word

    個性

    Meaning

    Individuality

  • word

    異性

    Meaning

    Opposite sex

  • word

    理性

    Meaning

    Reason

  • word

    性能

    Meaning

    Performance

  • word

    特性

    Meaning

    Characteristic

  • word

    同性

    Meaning

    Same sex

  • word

    男性的

    Meaning

    Masculine

  • word

    感性

    Meaning

    Sensibility

  • word

    性的

    Meaning

    Sexual

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