How to say "bleach" in Japanese

• 漂白剤ひょうはくざいCommon
  nounThe noun: a bleaching agent, the substance or product itself — household bleach for laundry, for instance. Use this when 'bleach' is a thing, not an action.
• 晒すさらすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to bleach': to whiten something by exposure, as with cloth bleached in the sun; it also means 'to refine'. Use this when 'bleach' is an action, not the substance.

Choose by part of speech: 漂白剤 is the noun for bleach itself, a bleaching agent or product, while 「晒す」 is the verb 'to bleach', to whiten something, and can also mean to refine.

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• 漂白剤ひょうはくざいbleaching agent
• ブリーチbleach
• 晒すさらすto bleach