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接合剤 (setsugouzai) Japanese meaning: adhesive | Kotomora

接せつ合ごう剤ざい

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Meanings

1

adhesive; bonding agent

Technical term for a substance used to join materials together, such as glue or cement.

この接せつ合ごう剤ざいは金きん属ぞくとプラスチックの接せっ着ちゃくに適てきして

いる

。

This adhesive is suitable for bonding metal and plastic.

Kanji

接touch, contact, adjoin
合fit, suit, join
剤dose, medicine, drug

Related words

接せっ着ちゃく剤ざい
接着剤 is the more common everyday word for glue or adhesive; 接合剤 is a technical term often used in engineering or manufacturing contexts.

Built from

接せつ合ごう+剤ざい

Etymology

Compound of 接合 (setsugō, 'joining, bonding') + 剤 (zai, 'agent, chemical'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a standard technical compound pattern.