洗剤

せんざい
senzai

detergent, cleaning agent

What does 洗剤 mean?

洗剤 is a Japanese noun meaning “detergent, cleaning agent” in English. It is written as 洗剤 in kanji, せんざい in hiragana, and senzai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

誤って洗剤を飲んでしまいました。

He swallowed detergent by mistake.

Words sharing kanji with 洗剤

洗
手洗い
てあらい
restroom, lavatory
お手洗い
おてあらい
toilet, restroom
洗面
せんめん
wash up (one's face), have a wash
剤
薬剤
やくざい
medicine, drug
殺虫剤
さっちゅうざい
insecticide
錠剤
じょうざい
pill, lozenge, tablet

More JLPT N3 words

餓死がしgashi
death from starvation, starving to death
訓くんkun
kun reading (of a kanji)
ゴロゴロgorogoro
rumbling, purring
温まるあたたまるatatamaru
to warm oneself, to get warm
木の実きのみkinomi
fruit of a tree, nut, berry
ピアスpiasu
earrings (for pierced ears)
球場きゅうじょうkyuujou
baseball stadium, ballpark
世に出るよにでるyonideru
to go out into the world