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How to say 'Hydrogen' in Japanese | 水素

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The Japanese word for Hydrogen is 'Suiso', written as 水素 in Japanese.'Hydrogen' in hiragana is すいそ.

    word

    水素

    Meaning

    Hydrogen

    Reading

    すいそ

    suiso

    Kanji

    水Water 素Element

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '水素 (すいそ)' means 'hydrogen'. It refers to the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1, which is the lightest and most abundant element in the universe. This term is commonly used in scientific contexts, such as chemistry and physics. For example: Hydrogen is the lightest element「水素は最も軽い元素です」(すいそはもっともかるいげんそです). Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen「水は水素と酸素でできている」(みずはすいそとさんそでできている).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    4287

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 水素

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • kanji

    素

    Meaning

    Element

Words Related to 水素 Through the Kanji 水

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 水 as well.

  • word

    水曜日

    Meaning

    Wednesday

  • word

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • word

    水泳

    Meaning

    Swimming

  • word

    大水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    水中

    Meaning

    Underwater

  • word

    下水

    Meaning

    Sewage

  • word

    水力

    Meaning

    Waterpower

  • word

    水田

    Meaning

    Paddy

  • word

    飲料水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    水準

    Meaning

    Level

  • word

    水族館

    Meaning

    Aquarium

  • word

    水平

    Meaning

    Horizontal, Level

  • word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    水害

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    洪水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    水洗

    Meaning

    Flushing

  • word

    海水浴

    Meaning

    Sea bathing

  • word

    香水

    Meaning

    Perfume

  • word

    水道

    Meaning

    Waterworks

  • word

    水分

    Meaning

    Moisture

  • word

    飲み水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    水着

    Meaning

    Swimsuit

  • word

    水色

    Meaning

    Lightblue

  • word

    断水

    Meaning

    Water cut off

  • word

    海水

    Meaning

    Seawater

  • word

    水面

    Meaning

    Water surface

  • word

    噴水

    Meaning

    Fountain

Words Related to 水素 Through the Kanji 素

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 素 as well.

  • word

    要素

    Meaning

    Element, Factor

  • word

    素晴らしい

    Meaning

    Wonderful

  • word

    素材

    Meaning

    Material

  • word

    酸素

    Meaning

    Oxygen

  • word

    素

    Meaning

    Pure

  • word

    素直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    素早い

    Meaning

    Quick

  • word

    素敵

    Meaning

    Lovely

  • word

    素人

    Meaning

    Amateur

  • word

    酵素

    Meaning

    Enzyme

  • word

    炭素

    Meaning

    Carbon

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What does 'Suiso' (水素) mean?

'Suiso' means 'Hydrogen' .

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