Translation guide
A water purification process that uses pressure to force water through a semipermeable membrane, removing contaminants. In Japanese, the term is usually expressed as a direct loanword or a descriptive phrase.
The technical process of reverse osmosis used in water treatment, desalination, and filtration.
The standard Japanese term for reverse osmosis, used in technical and general contexts.
逆浸透膜は海水淡水化に使われます。
Reverse osmosis membranes are used for seawater desalination.
Abbreviation commonly used in technical contexts, often combined with 膜 (membrane) or 水 (water).
RO水は非常に純度が高いです。
RO water is extremely pure.
Refers to the reverse osmosis method or process, often used in scientific descriptions.
逆浸透法はエネルギーを多く消費します。
The reverse osmosis method consumes a lot of energy.
Direct loanword from English, rarely used; mostly in some product names or very casual contexts.
この浄水器はリバースオスモシス方式です。
This water purifier uses a reverse osmosis system.
In technical documents, RO is often combined with other terms, e.g., RO膜 (RO membrane), RO装置 (RO equipment). The reading is usually アールオーまく, アールオーそうち, etc.
この工場では水を浄化するために逆浸透を使っています。
This factory uses reverse osmosis to purify water.