葉緑素

See also: 葉綠素 and 叶绿素

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葉	緑	素
よう Grade: 3	りょく Grade: 3	そ Grade: 5
kan'on

Alternative spelling
葉綠素 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

葉 (yō, “leaf”) +‎ 緑 (ryoku, “green”) +‎ 素 (-so, “element”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よーりょくそ [yòóryóꜜkùsò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) よーりょくそ [yòóryókúꜜsò] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟̊so̞]

Noun

葉(よう)緑(りょく)素(そ) • (yōryokuso) ^{←えふりよくそ (efuryokuso)?}

1. (biochemistry) synonym of クロロフィル (kurorofiru, “chlorophyll”)

See also

• 葉(よう)緑(りょく)体(たい) (yōryokutai)

References

• “葉緑素”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025