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How do you say "hydrogen" in Japanese?
水素
suiso
In Japanese, "hydrogen" is 水素 (suiso).
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Pronunciation
Suiso flows smoothly, sui then so, with sui rhyming with 'sway' rather than being pronounced as two separate vowels.
Writing and usage
水素 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
水は水素と酸素でできています。
mizu ha suiso to sanso dedekiteimasu.
Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.
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How to remember 水素
Suiso starts with 'sui', sounding like 'sway', as hydrogen gas sways and drifts upward being the lightest element.
Related words
- gravity 重力 juuryoku
- energy エネルギー enerugii
- electricity 電気 denki
- magnet マグネット magunetto
- chemical 化学的 kagakuteki
- reaction 反応 hannou
- oxygen 酸素 sanso
- carbon カーボン kaabon
- molecule 分子 bunshi
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Questions about 水素
How do you pronounce 水素?
Suiso flows smoothly, sui then so, with sui rhyming with 'sway' rather than being pronounced as two separate vowels.
Is 水素 formal or casual?
水素 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 水素 written in Japanese?
水素 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as suiso.
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