Word Meaning 元素

げんそ genso

元素 is read as げんそ (genso) and means (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire).

Meaning

English

  1. (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)
  2. element
  3. chemical element
  4. origin
  5. source

Reading

Kana

げんそ

Romaji

genso

Writing Variants

  • 原素 げんそ genso

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 6330 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元素周期表

げんそしゅうきひょう

periodic table of elements

元素記号

げんそきごう

chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen)

元素周期律表

げんそしゅうきりつひょう

periodic law

元素周期律

げんそしゅうきりつ

periodic table of the elements

元素鉱物

げんそこうぶつ

native element mineral

四大元素

よんだいげんそ

the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)

化学元素

かがくげんそ

chemical element

人工元素

じんこうげんそ

synthetic element

同位元素

どういげんそ

isotope

重元素

じゅうげんそ

heavy element

親気元素

しんきげんそ

atmophile element

白金族元素

はっきんぞくげんそ

platinum group metals

Example Sentences

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Iron is a useful metal.

Are you familiar with the periodic table of chemical elements?

The chemical symbol H indicates hydrogen.

Are you familiar with the periodic table of chemical elements?

Iridium is one of the rarest elements.

They believed that it must be a new element.