えん
塩
そ
素

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. chlorine (Cl).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えん
塩
そ
素
 塩素 えんそ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

salt
しお　エン (4th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
person(人) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)
elementary, principle, naked
ス　ソ　もと (5th, N1)
life (生) variant
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)