殺虫剤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
殺	虫	剤
さつ > さっ Grade: 5	ちゅう Grade: 1	ざい Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
殺蟲劑 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 殺虫 (satchū, “to kill insects”) +‎ 剤 (-zai, “substance”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さっちゅ​うざい [sàtchúꜜùzàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) さっちゅうざい [sàtchúúzáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠t̚t͡ɕɨᵝːza̠i]

Noun

殺(さっ)虫(ちゅう)剤(ざい) • (satchūzai) 

1. insecticide

See also

• 除(じょ)草(そう)剤(ざい) (josōzai)