Chinese

Noun

元素

1. (chemistry) element
2. element (an essential characteristic)

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

元 ‎(gen, “element”) +‎ 素 ‎(“element”)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) げ​んそ [géꜜǹsò] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nso̞]

Noun

元素 ‎(hiragana げんそ, romaji genso)

1. (chemistry) element, chemical element

Alternative forms

• 原素

Derived terms

• 希元素 (kigenso): rare element
• 希土類元素 (kidorui genso): rare earth elements
• 金属元素 (kinzoku genso): metallic element
• 人工元素 (jinkō genso): synthetic element
• 遷移元素 (sen'i genso): transition element
• 窒素族元素 (chissozoku genso): nitrogen group
• 超ウラン元素 (chōuran-genso): transuranium element
• 超重元素 (chōjū-genso): transuranium element
• 同位元素 (dōi genso): isotope
• 白金族元素 (hakkinzoku genso): platinum group metals
• ハロゲン族元素 (harogenzoku genso): halogen family elements
• 非金属元素 (hikinzoku genso): nonmetallic element
• 微量元素 (biryō genso): trace element
• 放射性元素 (hōshasei genso): radioactive element
• 四大元素 (yondai-genso): the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
• 元素記号 (genso kigō): chemical symbol
• 元素周期律 (genso shūkiritsu): periodic table of the elements
• 元素周期律表 (genso shūkiritsuhyō): periodic law

Descendants

• Chinese: 元素
• Korean: 원소 (wonso)
• Vietnamese: nguyên tố

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.