硫黄|いおうiou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
ゆおうyuou
Definitions
  1. nounsulfur (S); sulphur
    硫黄いおうはマッチを作つくるのに使つかわれる。↗
    Sulfur is used to make matches.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymサルファWrittenWritten loanword seen mostly in drug names, as in 「サルファ剤」; 「硫黄」 is the element name.
  • SynonymイオウNeutralKatakana spelling of the same element, common in chemistry contexts and on labels; 「硫黄」 is the standard kanji spelling.
  • RelatedSエスNeutralThe element symbol, used in chemical formulas; 「硫黄」 is the element's name.
  • RelatedSWrittenHalf-width form of the element symbol, read 「エス」 and used in chemical formulas; identical to full-width 「S」.

For the element sulfur, write 「硫黄」 or the katakana 「イオウ」; in chemical formulas use the symbol 「S」. Sulfa drugs are 「サルファ剤」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 原子げんし番号ばんごう 16、元素げんそ記号きごう S の非金属ひきんぞく元素げんそ。単体たんたいは、斜方しゃほう硫黄いおう、単斜たんしゃ硫黄いおうなど様々さまざまな形態けいたいをもつ。
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