液|えきeki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)liquid; fluid
   その液えきはいやな臭においを発はっした。↗

   The liquor gave off a sickly odor.

• Synonym液体えきたいNeutralThe word for liquid as a state of matter, contrasted with solids and gases; it can stand alone. 「液」 mostly serves as a suffix, as in 「血液」 and 「消毒液」.
• SynonymリキッドNeutralA loanword used mainly for commercial products like cosmetics and hair products, as in 「リキッドファンデ」. 「液」 instead builds compounds as a suffix.
• Related液状えきじょうNeutralDescribes something being in liquid form, as in 「液状化」, focusing on the state rather than the substance; 「液」 denotes the liquid itself.
• Related水物みずものNeutralMeans drinks or watery foods, and figuratively a gamble or uncertain outcome; 「液」 refers to liquids in general.
• Antonym固体こたいNeutralThe opposite of 「液」 among the three states of matter: a solid that keeps a fixed shape.
• Antonym気体きたいNeutralThe opposite of 「液」 among the three states of matter: a gas, as in 「気体が発生する」.

Use 「液」 as a suffix for a specific liquid, as in 「消毒液」 and 「唾液」. For liquid as a state of matter, use 「液体」. 「リキッド」 suits commercial products, 「液状」 the liquid state; the opposites are 「固体」 and 「気体」.

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1. (エキ) 水みずのように流動りゅうどうする物質ぶっしつ。液体えきたい。汁しる。
2. (エキ) 水みずのように流動りゅうどうする物質ぶっしつ。