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放射性同位体 (houshaseidouitai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

放ほう射しゃ性せい同どう位い体たい

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Meanings

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radioisotope; radioactive isotope

Technical term in physics; refers to an isotope that emits radiation.

放ほう射しゃ性せい同どう位い体たいは医

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Radioisotopes are used in medicine and industry.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
射shoot, shine into, onto
性sex, gender, nature
同same, agree, equal
位rank, grade, throne
体body, substance, object

Related words

同どう位い体たい
同位体 means 'isotope' in general, while 放射性同位体 specifically refers to a radioactive isotope.

Word family

人じん工こう放ほう射しゃ性せい同どう位い体たい
artificial radioisotope
天てん然ねん放ほう射しゃ性せい同どう位い体たい
natural radioisotope

Etymology

Compound of 放射性 (radioactivity) + 同位体 (isotope).

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放ほう射しゃ性せい+同どう位い体たい