液
fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion
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
20 of 255- 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
Study
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.