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エキス Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
extract ; essence ; concentrate
usually written using kana alone
Refers to a concentrated substance extracted from plants, meat, or other materials, often used in cooking, medicine, or chemistry. Abbreviation of Dutch 'extract'.
Written forms エキス Usage 100%
Standard katakana spelling for this loanword; usually written in kana.
越幾斯えきす
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Kanji 越 surpass, cross over, move to 幾 how many, how much, how far エキス
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Plant extracts are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Similar words 抽ちゅう 出しゅつ 物ぶつ More formal and technical term for 'extract', often used in scientific contexts, while エキス is common in everyday language.
だし Refers specifically to Japanese soup stock made from kombu, bonito flakes, etc., whereas エキス is a broader term for any concentrated extract.
Etymology Abbreviation of Dutch 'extract', borrowed into Japanese as エキス.
