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- げん;がん
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・beginning
・former time
・origin
Japanese dictionary
げんそ
element; chemical element
Example sentence
The chemical symbol H indicates hydrogen.
Kanji details
・beginning
・former time
・origin
・elementary
・principle
・naked
・uncovered
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げんそ
(classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)
げんそ
origin;source
げんそしゅうきりつ
periodic table of the elements
げんそしゅうきりつひょう
periodic law
げんそしゅうきひょう
periodic table of elements
げんそきごう
chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen);element symbol
げんそこうぶつ
native element mineral;native element