Moto 素: Elementary; Principle; NakedKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソ、ス
- Kun'yomi
- もと
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 717 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソ・ス)
- 素材そざいingredient; (raw) material
- 要素ようそcomponent; factor
- 炭素たんそcarbon (C)
- 素直すなおobedient; meek
- 酸素さんそoxygen (O)
- 簡素かんそsimple; plain
- 窒素ちっそnitrogen (N)
- 素すone's nature; one's feelings
- 水素すいそhydrogen (H)
- 素朴そぼくsimple; artless
- 素顔すがおface with no make-up; unpainted face
- 塩素えんそchlorine (Cl)
- 素早いすばやいquick; swift
- 酵素こうそenzyme
- 素案そあんrough plan; draft
- 素敵すてきlovely; wonderful
- 素晴らしいすばらしいwonderful; splendid
- 素質そしつmakings (of); aptitude
- 素子そしelement (esp. component in electronics); elemental device
- 一酸化炭素いっさんかたんそcarbon monoxide
- 色素しきそpigment; coloring
- 栄養素えいようそnutrient
- 二酸化炭素にさんかたんそcarbon dioxide
- 元素げんそelement; chemical element
- 平素へいそordinary; in the past
- 毒素どくそtoxin; poisonous substance
- 液体酸素えきたいさんそliquid oxygen
- 素っ気ないそっけないcold; short
- 素因そいんbasic factor
- 素性すじょうbirth; lineage
- 素手すでbare hand; empty hand
- 素振りすぶりpractice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
- 素描そびょうdrawing; sketch
- 素焼きすやきunglazed pottery; bisque
- 素粒子そりゅうしelementary particle; particle
- 素肌すはだbare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
- 素行そこうbehaviour; behavior
- 素読そどくreading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
- 素足すあしbare feet
- 素通りすどおりpassing through without stopping; passing by
- 素養そようgrounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge
- 臭素しゅうそbromine (Br)
- 質素しっそsimple; plain
- 酸素吸入さんそきゅうにゅうoxygen inhalation
- 重水素じゅうすいそdeuterium; heavy hydrogen
- か流形素子かりゅうけいそしvortex device
- アセチレン系炭化水素アセチレンけいたんかすいそalkyne
- アソシエーション制御サービス要素アソシエーションせいぎょサービスようそassociation control service element; ACSE
- アドレス構成要素アドレスこうせいようそaddress component
- アナトー色素アナトーしきそannatto colouring; annato coloring
- アポ酵素アポこうそapoenzyme
- エスケープ要素エスケープようそescape elements
- エチレン系炭化水素エチレンけいたんかすいそalkene; olefin
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 味の素あじのもとAjinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Other readings
- 素人しろうとamateur; layman
- 素晴しいすばらしいwonderful; splendid
- ずぶの素人ずぶのしろうとabsolute beginner; complete amateur
- ふっ素フッそfluorine (F)
- ほう素ホウそboron (B)
- よう素ヨウそiodine (I)
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