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粒子状物質 (りゅうしじょうぶっしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

粒りゅう子し状じょう物ぶっ質しつ

りゅ

う

し

じょ

う

ぶ

っ

し

つ

Meanings

1

particulate matter; PM

Technical term used in environmental science and public health to refer to tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in the air, such as PM2.5 or PM10.

大たい気き中ちゅうの粒りゅう子し状

じょう

物ぶっ

質しつ

が

健けん

康こう

に

悪あく

影えい

響きょう

を

及およ

ぼす

こと

が

知し

ら

れ

て

いる

。

It is known that particulate matter in the atmosphere has adverse effects on health.

PM2.5は微び小しょうな粒りゅう子し状じょう物ぶっ質しつの一いっ種しゅです。

PM2.5 is a type of fine particulate matter.

Kanji

粒grains, drop, counter for tiny particles
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
状status quo, conditions, circumstances
物thing, object, matter
質substance, quality, matter

Related words

PM2.5ぴーえむにてんご
PM2.5 is a specific size category of particulate matter (diameter ≤ 2.5 µm), while 粒子状物質 is the broader term for all airborne particles.
浮ふ遊ゆう粒りゅう子し状じょう物ぶっ質しつ
浮遊粒子状物質 specifically refers to suspended particulate matter, often used in air quality standards; 粒子状物質 is a more general term.

Built from

粒りゅう子し+

Etymology

Compound of 粒子 (りゅうし, 'particle') + 状 (じょう, '-shaped') + 物質 (ぶっしつ, 'matter'), literally 'particle-shaped matter'. A modern technical coinage.

状じょう

+物ぶっ質しつ