光化学

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 光化学 – see 光化學 (“photochemistry”). (This term is the simplified form of 光化學).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
光	化	学
こう Grade: 2	か Grade: 3	がく Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
光化學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of English photochemistry, equivalent to 光(こう) (kō, “light”) + 化(か)学(がく) (kagaku, “chemistry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːka̠ɡa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

光(こう)化(か)学(がく) • (kōkagaku) 

1. photochemistry

   光(こう)化(か)学(がく)スモッグ ― kōkagaku sumoggu ― photochemical smog

Derived terms

• 光(こう)化(か)学汚(がくお)染(せん) (kōkagaku osen, “photochemical pollution”)
• 光(こう)化(か)学反応(がくはんのう) (kōkagaku hannō, “photochemical reaction”)
• 光(こう)化(か)学(がく)スモッグ (kōkagaku sumoggu, “photochemical smog”)
• 光(こう)化(か)学(がく)スモッグ注(ちゅう)意(い)報(ほう) (kōkagaku sumoggu chūihō, “smog alert”)