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JLPT N1 · Noun

酸 (san)

酸 (さん, san) is a Japanese noun meaning “acid”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
さん
Romaji
san
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. acid · noun
  2. sourness; sour taste · noun

Example sentences

その物質は酸で処理しなければならない。
The substance must be treated with acid.
Tatoeba #206886

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 酸

酸
acid, bitterness, sourサン・す.い · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 酸.

酸性さんせいacidity酸素さんそoxygen (O)酸化さんかoxidation

Source: JMdict entry 1304260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.