noun, takes genitive case の

  1. diatom.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
珪藻 けいそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

jade scepter or tablet (authority symbol)
ケイ たま (Kentei Pre-1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ ケ か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
seaweed, duckweed
も ソウ (9th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
wash
ソウ あら.う (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
chirping of birds
ソウ ショウ さわ.ぐ
goods, refinement, dignity
ヒン しな ホン (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
accuse, argue, dispute
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)