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Kanji Detail for 硫 - "sulfur"

硫

  • Meaning

    硫 means "sulfur." Also associated with element.

    1. Sulfur - A yellow chemical element.

    2. Element - A basic chemical substance.

  • Words using 硫

    • 硫黄 いおう Listen sulfur (S); sulphur
    • 脱硫 だつりゅう Listen desulfurization; desulphurisation; desulphurization

  • Tattoo check: 硫

    • Verified meaning: sulfur
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: element

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sulphur

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sulfur (element 16, S)

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    sulfur (chemistry)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sulfur

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    硫黃 (sulfur). One of the non-metallic chemical elements. A yellow solid. Very reactive and easily flammable. When rubbed produces a bad odor. Naturally occurring ones are amber-colored semi-transparent crystals. Areas with volcanoes produce the most.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ryuu(リュウ) リュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    sulfur element bright yellow sulphur acid burning chemical compound gunpowder mineral odor rotten egg smelly substance volcanic

Sentences including 硫

  • Sulfur burns with a blue flame.

  • Sulfur is used to make matches.

  • Sulphuric acid was formally referred to as Melanterite oil.

  • Iron has an affinity for sulphur, and so does hydrogen for oxygen.

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