石灰 (せっかい, sekkai) Japanese meaning: lime | KotomoraSpread lime to improve the soil.
Limewater turns cloudy with carbon dioxide.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉に石灰をまくto spread lime on (a field, etc.)
The farmer spread lime on the field to neutralize the soil.
石灰で消毒するto disinfect with lime
They disinfected the inside of the cowshed with lime.
石灰を塗るto whitewash (a wall, etc.) with lime
They whitewashed the old storehouse's walls with lime.
