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Meaning of 元素(げんそ) in Japanese

元素, 原素
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
げんそ
Romaji
genso
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    chemical element
    Example sentence
    彼らはそれが新しい元素に違いないと信じました。 They believed that it must be a new element.

Examples of 元素, 原素, げんそ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

素 JLPT 1

10 strokes

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

On'Yomi: ソ, ス

Kun'Yomi: もと

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元 JLPT 4

4 strokes

beginning, former time, origin

On'Yomi: ゲン, ガン

Kun'Yomi: もと

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原 JLPT 3

10 strokes

meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

On'Yomi: ゲン

Kun'Yomi: はら

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