素

Meaning

素 centers on the idea of something in its raw, unadorned state: elementary, naked, or uncovered. From this core, it extends to fundamental principles or the basic material from which things are made.

• 素晴らしいすばらしい
  N4

  wonderful; splendid; magnificent

• 素敵すてき
  N4

  lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great; splendid; marvellous (marvelous); fantastic; superb

• 要素ようそ
  N3

  component; factor; item (e.g. in list)

• 素材そざい
  N2

  ingredient; (raw) material; resource

• 素人しろうと
  N2

  amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice

• 素直すなお
  N3

  obedient; meek; docile; unaffected

• 素す
  N1

  one's nature; one's feelings; oneself

• 酸素さんそ
  N3

  oxygen (O)

• 水素すいそ
  N2

  hydrogen (H)

• 酵素こうそ

  enzyme

• 素早いすばやい
  N2

  quick; swift; nimble; agile

• 炭素たんそ
  N1

  carbon (C)

• 素顔すがお
  N1

  face with no make-up; unpainted face

• 二酸化炭素にさんかたんそ
  N2

  carbon dioxide; CO2

• 素朴そぼく
  N2

  simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

• 素子そし

  element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device

• 元素げんそ
  N1

  element; chemical element

• 窒素ちっそ

  nitrogen (N)

• 塩素えんそ

  chlorine (Cl)

• 色素しきそ

  pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant

• 素質そしつ
  N2

  makings (of); aptitude; talent; qualities

• 栄養素えいようそ

  nutrient

• 簡素かんそ
  N1

  simple; plain; modest

• 味の素あじのもと

  Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)

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