化学

See also: 化學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 化学 – see 化學 (“study of change/transformations; chemistry; celluloid; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 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.

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
化	学
か Grade: 3	がく Grade: 1
kan'on

Alternative spelling
化學 (kyūjitai)

From Chinese 化學／化学 (huàxué). 化 (ka, “to change into”) +‎ 学 (-gaku, “-logy; -graphy”)

Noun

1. chemistry (branch of natural science)

Derived terms

terms containing "化学"

• 化学剤 (kagakuzai): chemical agent
• 化学式 (kagakushiki): chemical formula
• 化学者 (kagakusha): chemist
• 化学戦 (kagakusen): chemical warfare
• 化学線 (kagakusen): actinic rays
• 化学品 (kagakuhin): chemicals
• 化学的 (kagakuteki): chemical
• 化学吸着 (kagaku kyūchaku): chemisorb
• 化学結合 (kagaku ketsugō): chemical bond
• 化学研磨 (kagaku kenma): chemical polishing
• 化学工学 (kagaku kōgaku): chemical engineering
• 化学工業 (kagaku kōgyō): chemical industry
• 化学攻撃 (kagaku kōgeki): chemical attack
• 化学構造 (kagaku kōzō): chemical structure
• 化学合成 (kagaku gōsei): chemosynthesis
• 化学作用 (kagaku sayō): chemical action
• 化学試験 (kagaku shiken): chemical test
• 化学進化 (kagaku shinka): chemical evolution
• 化学製品 (kagaku seihin): chemical
• 化学繊維 (kagaku sen'i): synthetic fibers
• 化学天秤 (kagaku tenbin): chemical balance
• 化学当量 (kagaku tōryō): chemical equivalent
• 化学発光 (kagaku hakkō): chemoluminescence
• 化学反応 (kagaku hannō): chemical reaction
• 化学肥料 (kagaku hiryō): chemical fertilizer
• 化学物質 (kagaku busshitsu): chemical substances
• 化学分析 (kagaku bunseki): chemical analysis
• 化学兵器 (kagaku heiki): chemical weapons
• 化学平衡 (kagaku heikō): chemical equilibrium
• 化学変化 (kagaku henka): chemical change
• 化学薬品 (kagaku yakuhin): chemicals
• 化学療法 (kagaku ryōhō): chemotherapy
• 化学エネルギー (kagaku enerugī): chemical energy
• 化学ポテンシャル (kagaku potensharu): chemical potential
• 化学調味料 (kagaku chōmiryō): chemical seasoning
• 化学的消化 (kagakuteki shōka): chemical digestion
• 化学熱力学 (kagaku netsurikigaku): chemical thermodynamics
• 化学反応式 (kagaku-hannōshiki): reaction formula

• 化学物理学 (kagaku butsurigaku): chemical physics
• 化学方程式 (kagaku hōteishiki): chemical equation
• 化学汚染災害 (kagaku osen saigai): chemical contamination disaster
• 化学浸透圧説 (kagaku shintō-atsusetsu): chemiosmotic hypothesis
• 化学伝達物質 (kagaku dentatsu busshitsu): chemical messenger
• 化学的酸素要求量 (kagakuteki sanso-yōkyūryō): chemical oxygen demand
• 化学兵器禁止条約 (kagaku heiki kinshi jōyaku): chemical weapons ban treaty
• 医化学 (ikagaku): medical chemistry
• 光化学 (kōkagaku): photochemistry
• 生化学 (seikagaku): biochemistry
• 理化学 (rikagaku): physics and chemistry
• 光化学汚染 (kōkagaku osen): photochemical pollution
• 光化学反応 (kōkagaku hannō): photochemical reaction
• 光化学スモッグ (kōkagaku sumoggu): photochemical smog
• 光化学スモッグ注意報 (kōkagaku sumoggu chūihō): smog alert
• 応用化学 (ōyō kagaku): applied chemistry
• 界面化学 (kaimen kagaku): surface chemistry
• 計算化学 (keisan kagaku): computational chemistry
• 工業化学 (kōgyō kagaku): industrial chemistry
• 合成化学 (gōsei kagaku): synthetic chemistry
• 生物化学 (seibutsu kagaku): biochemistry
• 石油化学 (sekiyu kagaku): petrochemistry
• 地球化学 (chikyū kagaku): geochemistry
• 電気化学 (denki kagaku): electrochemistry
• 農芸化学 (nōgei kagaku): agricultural chemistry
• 物理化学 (butsuri kagaku): physical chemistry
• 分析化学 (bunseki kagaku): analytical chemistry
• 無機化学 (muki kagaku): inorganic chemistry
• 有機化学 (yūki kagaku): organic chemistry
• 立体化学 (rittai kagaku): stereochemistry
• 量子化学 (ryōshi kagaku): quantum chemistry
• 理論化学 (riron kagaku): theoretical chemistry
• 宇宙化学 (uchū kagaku): space science
• コロイド化学 (coroido kagaku): colloid chemistry
• 精密化学品 (seimitsu kagakuhin): fine chemical
• ノーベル化学賞 (nōberu-kagakushō): Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• ガス化学工業 (gasu kagaku kōgyō): gas chemical industry
• 合成化学工業 (gōsei kagaku kōgyō): synthetic chemical industry
• 生物化学兵器 (seibutsu kagaku heiki): biological and chemical weapons
• 生物化学的酸素要求量 (seibutsu kagakuteki sanso-yōkyūryō): biochemical oxygen demand
• 高分子化学 (kōbunshi kagaku): high polymer chemistry
• 分子進化学 (bunshi-shinkagaku): molecular evolution

• 化(か)繊(せん) (kasen): synthetic fiber

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
化	学
ば(け) Grade: 3	がく Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
化學 (kyūjitai)

化け (bake, stem of 化ける (bakeru, “to transform”)) +‎ 学 (-gaku, “-logy; -graphy”). Alternative reading sometimes used to differentiate from phonetically identical 科学 (kagaku, “science”).

Noun

1. chemistry (branch of natural science)