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二酸化硫黄 (nisankaiou) Japanese meaning: sulfur dioxide | Kotomora

二に酸さん化か硫黄いおう

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Meanings

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sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide

Chemical compound SO₂. Used in technical and environmental contexts.

二に酸さん化か硫黄いおうは火か山ざんガスに含ふくまれて

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Sulfur dioxide is contained in volcanic gas.

工こう場じょうから排はい出しゅつされる二に酸さん化か硫黄いおうが大たい気き汚お染せんの原げん因いんとなる。

Sulfur dioxide emitted from factories causes air pollution.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
酸acid, bitterness, sour
化change, take the form of, influence
硫sulphur
黄yellow

Related words

亜あ硫りゅう酸さんガス
亜硫酸ガス is an older, less precise term for sulfur dioxide, now largely replaced by 二酸化硫黄 in technical contexts.

Built from

二に酸さん化か+硫黄いおう

Etymology

Compound of 二酸化 (dioxide) and 硫黄 (sulfur). A straightforward chemical name.