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放射性物質 (ほうしゃせいぶっしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

放ほう射しゃ性せい物ぶっ質しつ

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Meanings

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noun

radioactive material; radioactive substance

Technical and general term for any material that emits radiation. Used in scientific, medical, industrial, and news contexts.

事じ故こで放ほう射しゃ性せい物ぶっ質しつが漏もれた。
Radioactive material leaked in the accident.
放ほう射しゃ性せい物ぶっ質しつの安あん全ぜんな管かん理

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Safe management of radioactive materials is required.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
射shoot, shine into, onto
性sex, gender, nature
物thing, object, matter
質substance, quality, matter

Similar words

放ほう射しゃ能のう
放射能 refers to radioactivity (the property or phenomenon), while 放射性物質 refers to the physical material that emits radiation.
放ほう射しゃ性せい廃はい棄き物ぶつ
放射性廃棄物 specifically means radioactive waste, a subset of radioactive materials that are discarded.

Etymology

Compound of 放射性 (radioactive) + 物質 (material, substance). 放射性 is from 放射 (radiation, emission) + 性 (-ity, property).