除草剤

除草剤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
除	草	剤
じょ Grade: 6	そう Grade: 1	ざい Grade: S
goon

Etymology

From 除草 (josō, “weeding”) +‎ 剤 (-zai, “substance”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) じょそ​ーざい [jòsóꜜòzàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • (Tokyo) じょそーざい [jòsóózáí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞so̞ːza̠i]

Noun

除草剤 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 除草劑, hiragana じょそうざい, rōmaji josōzai, historical hiragana ぢよさうざい)

1. herbicide; weedkiller

See also

• 雑 (ざっ)草 (そう) (zassō)
• 殺 (さっ)虫 (ちゅう)剤 (ざい) (satchūzai)