Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 酸素

    酸素

    酸さん素そ

    oxygen (O)

    N3KMT6News #8+1CoreNounScience & MathKanji Vocab24 strokes

    さんそ

    Noun

    1.
    oxygen (O)

    Stroke 0 / 24

    Speed1.0x

    私わたしたちは酸さん素そを吸すって生いきています。

    We live by breathing oxygen.

    KMT4Science & MathDaily Life
    水すい中ちゅうでは酸さん素そボンベなしでは長ながく活かつ動どうできない。

    One cannot stay active for long underwater without an oxygen tank.

    KMT6Science & MathNature & Environment
    植しょく物ぶつは光こう合ごう成せいによって二に酸さん化か炭たん素そを吸きゅう収しゅうし、酸さん素そを放ほう出しゅつする。

    Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen through photosynthesis.

    KMT6Science & MathNature & Environment
    医い療りょう現げん場ばでは、患かん者じゃの呼こ吸きゅうを助たすけるために酸さん素そが供きょう給きゅうされる。

    In medical settings, oxygen is supplied to help patients breathe.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    大たい気き中ちゅうの酸さん素そ濃のう度どは、地ち球きゅう上じょうの生せい命めいにとって不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    The concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere is essential for life on Earth.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    酸
    す.い…(1)
    acid・bitterness・sour・tart
    素
    もと…(2)
    elementary・principle・naked・uncovered
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 酸
    • 素

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›