硫
硫 — Sulphur
sulphur
On’yomiリュウ (ryuu)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 硫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硫黄 | いおう iou | sulfur (S); sulphur |
| 脱硫 | だつりゅう datsuryuu | desulfurization; desulphurisation; desulphurization |
| 硫酸 | りゅうさん ryuusan | sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid |
| 硫化 | りゅうか ryuuka | sulfuration; sulphuration |
| 硫安 | りゅうあん ryuuan | ammonium sulfate |
| 亜硫酸ガス | ありゅうさんガス aryuusangasu | sulphurous acid gas; sulfurous acid gas; sulphur dioxide gas |
Study notes
硫 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1867 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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