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液

fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • エキ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

液 centers on a substance that flows or can be poured: a fluid or liquid. The meanings juice, sap, and secretion are natural specific kinds of liquid.

Most common words using 液

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  • 血液けつえき
    N3

    blood

  • 液えき
    N1

    liquid; fluid

  • 液体えきたい
    N2

    liquid

  • 液晶えきしょう

    liquid crystal

  • 精液せいえき

    semen; seminal fluid; sperm

  • 唾液だえき

    saliva; sputum

  • 体液たいえき

    body fluid

  • 溶液ようえき
    N1

    solution (liquid)

  • 粘液ねんえき

    mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm

  • 液状えきじょう

    liquid state

  • 乳液にゅうえき

    latex (milky fluid found in plants)

  • 液化えきか

    liquefaction

  • 原液げんえき

    undiluted solution (of)

  • 樹液じゅえき

    sap

  • 胃液いえき

    gastric juice

  • 水溶液すいようえき

    aqueous solution

  • 輸液ゆえき

    transfusion

  • 廃液はいえき

    waste liquid

  • 薬液やくえき

    liquid medicine

  • 毒液どくえき

    venom

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Etymology

液 combines 氵 (water) with 夜, which likely contributes the sound エキ and may also suggest a flowing or spreading quality.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 beside 夜: picture a night scene where dew or liquid flows quietly in the dark.

Reading mnemonic

For エキ, imagine extracting liquid from a plant: extract -> エキ, and the juice flows out.