liquid, fluid
On'yomi (音読み)
- エキ
- イ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 液 (えき) primarily means "liquid" or "fluid," and it is used mostly as a noun. You will often find it in compounds like 液体 (えきたい), which means "liquid," a term used for any fluid substance. Another common term is 液晶 (えきしょう), meaning "liquid crystal," referring to technology used in screens. You might also see 冷却液 (れいきゃくえき), which means "coolant," used in cars or other machinery. An interesting point is that this kanji does not have a native reading; it is entirely derived from Chinese. This can be helpful as it often appears in scientific and technical terms.
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Example sentences
この液体はとても濃いです。
This liquid is very thick.
Meanings across languages
- English
- liquid, fluid
- Tiếng Việt
- lỏng, dung dịch
- 日本語
- 液, 液体
- 한국어
- 액체
- 中文
- 液体
- id
- cair
- th
- ของเหลว
- es
- líquido
- fr
- liquide
- de
- Flüssigkeit
- pt
- líquido
Common compounds
- 液体liquid, fluid
- 液晶liquid crystal
- 冷却液coolant, cooling liquid
- 涙液tear fluid
Words using this kanji
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