元素

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	素

Etymology

From 元 (gen, “element”) + 素 (so, “element”)

Noun

元素 (hiragana げんそ, romaji genso)

1. (chemistry) element, chemical element

Alternative forms

• 原素

Derived terms

• 希元素 (kigenso): rare element
• 希土類元素 (kidorui genso): rare earth elements
• 金属元素 (kinzoku genso): metallic element
• 人工元素 (jinkō genso): synthetic element
• 遷移元素 (sen'i genso): transition element
• 窒素族元素 (chissozoku genso): nitrogen group
• 超ウラン元素 (chōuran-genso): transuranium element
• 超重元素 (chōjū-genso): transuranium element
• 同位元素 (dōi genso): isotope
• 白金族元素 (hakkinzoku genso): platinum group metals
• ハロゲン族元素 (harogenzoku genso): halogen family elements
• 非金属元素 (hikinzoku genso): nonmetallic element
• 微量元素 (biryō genso): trace element
• 放射性元素 (hōshasei genso): radioactive element
• 四大元素 (yondai-genso): the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
• 元素記号 (genso kigō): chemical symbol
• 元素周期律 (genso shūkiritsu): periodic table of the elements
• 元素周期律表 (genso shūkiritsuhyō): periodic law

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
元素

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Noun

元素 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yuánsù)

1. element

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Min Nan

Noun

元素 (traditional, POJ gôan-sò͘)

1. element, chemical element