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二酸化炭素 (にさんかたんそ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に酸さん化か炭たん素そ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

carbon dioxide; CO2

Standard scientific and everyday term for the gas CO₂.

植しょく物ぶつは光こう合ごう成せいで二に酸さん化か炭たん素そを吸きゅう収しゅうする。
Plants absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis.
二に酸さん化か炭たん素その排はい出しゅつ

量りょう

を

減へ

らす

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

We need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
酸acid, bitterness, sour
化change, take the form of, influence
炭charcoal, coal
素elementary, principle, naked

Similar words

一いっ酸さん化か炭たん素そ
Carbon monoxide (CO), a toxic gas, as opposed to the non-toxic carbon dioxide (CO₂).
温おん室しつ効こう果かガス
Greenhouse gas; carbon dioxide is one of the main greenhouse gases.

Etymology

Compound of 二 (ni, 'two'), 酸化 (sanka, 'oxidation'), and 炭素 (tanso, 'carbon'), literally 'carbon dioxide'.