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    3. 鹸化

    鹸化

    鹸けん化か

    saponification

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveScience & MathKanji Vocab23 strokes

    鹼化

    けんか

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    saponification, conversion to soap
    chemistry

    Stroke 0 / 23

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    鹸
    あ.く…(3)
    saltiness
    化
    ば.ける・ば.かす・ふ.ける・け.する…(2)
    change・take the form of・influence・enchant・delude…(1)
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