Illustration: At a Japanese school science bench, a student wearing safety goggles lowers a strip of blue litmus paper into a clear dish of freshly squeezed lemon juice. The wet end has turned red while the dry upper section remains blue, making the test result visible on a single strip.

JLPT N2no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

酸さん性せい

sansei

acidic

Example sentences

  1. パイナップルやレモンのような酸性さんせいの果実かじつはすっぱい。

    Acid fruits like pineapples and lemons are sour.

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  2. 海うみは酸性さんせいになっていっている。

    The ocean is becoming more acidic.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしは昨日きのう、酸性さんせい雨うについての記事きじを読よんだ。

    I read an article about acid rain yesterday.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 酸性

  • 酸acid; bitternessOnサンKunすい
  • 性sex; genderOnセイ・ショウKunさが

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