葉緑素

葉緑素

See also: 葉綠素 and 叶绿素

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葉	緑	素
よう Grade: 3	りょく Grade: 3	そ Grade: 5
kan’on

Etymology

葉 (yō, “leaf”) +‎ 緑 (ryoku, “green”) +‎ 素 (-so, “element”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) よーりょ​くそ [yòóryóꜜkùsò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) よーりょく​そ [yòóryókúꜜsò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟̊ᵝso̞]

Noun

葉緑素 (hiragana ようりょくそ, rōmaji yōryokuso, historical hiragana えふりよくそ)

1. (biochemistry) Synonym of クロロフィル (kurorofiru, “chlorophyll”)

See also

• 葉 (よう)緑 (りょく)体 (たい) (yōryokutai)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN