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感光性 (kankousei) Japanese meaning: photosensitivity | Kotomora

感かん光こう性せい

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Meanings

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photosensitivity

Technical term for sensitivity to light, used in photography, chemistry, and biology.

このフィルムは感かん光こう性せいが高たかいので、暗あん室しつで扱あつかってください

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This film has high photosensitivity, so please handle it in a darkroom.

Kanji

感emotion, feeling, sensation
光ray, light
性sex, gender, nature

Word family

感かん光こう性せい樹じゅ脂し
photosensitive resin

Built from

感かん光こう+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 感光 (kankō, 'sensitivity to light') + 性 (-sei, '-ity, -ness').