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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

中ちゅう性せい

chuusei

neutrality

In chemistry, it means neither acidic nor alkaline. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. リトマス紙しで溶液ようえきの液性えきせい(酸性さんせい、中性ちゅうせい、塩基性えんきせい)を調しらべるときは、リトマス紙しをすべて溶液ようえきに浸ひたすのではなく、紙かみの先端せんたんの部分ぶぶんだけを浸ひたします。

    When investigating the pH (acidic, neutral, alkaline) of a liquid, don’t soak the litmus paper completely in the liquid but just put the end of the paper in it.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. アレックスは、中性ちゅうせい的てきな名前なまえです。

    Alex is a gender-neutral name.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

  3. 台所だいどころには中性ちゅうせいの洗剤せんざいを置おいています。

    I keep a neutral detergent in the kitchen.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 中性

  • 中in; insideOnチュウKunなか・うち・あたる
  • 性sex; genderOnセイ・ショウKunさが

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