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ヨード (yoodo) Japanese meaning: iodine | Kotomora

ヨード

also: ヨウド · ようど

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Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Chemical element I; commonly used in medical contexts (disinfectant) and chemistry.

from German Jod

See also: ヨウ素

ヨードは消しょう毒どく液えきによく使つかわれる。
Iodine is often used in disinfectants.

Kanji

沃fertility
度degrees, occurrence, time

Related words

ヨウ素そ
ヨウ素 is the more formal, kanji-based term for iodine, often used in scientific contexts, while ヨード is a common katakana loanword from German.

Written forms

ヨードUsage97%
Standard katakana spelling for iodine; the word is usually written in kana.

この地ち域いきの土ど壌じょうにはヨードが不ふ足そくしている。

The soil in this region is deficient in iodine.

沃度よーどUsage3%

ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form

Ateji kanji form, rarely used.

Etymology

From German 'Jod' (iodine).