Meaning of 成分(せいぶん) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 成分 JLPT 2

Kana Reading せいぶん

Romaji seibun

Example Sentences

成分, せいぶん used in context

その液(えき)から溶剤(ようざい)を揮発(きはつ)させる。残る(のこる)のは、香り(かおり)成分(せいぶん)と植物(しょくぶつ)ワックスの塊(かたまり)。

Vaporise the solvent from the liquid. What's left is the perfume component and a lump of vegetable wax.
グリーンピースは鉄分(てつぶん)が豊富(ほうふ)で爪(つめ)の色(いろ)がよくなる成分(せいぶん)が含まれている。

Green peas are high in iron and contain nutrients that improve the colour of fingernails.
この飲料(いんりょう)に含まれている成分(せいぶん)には有害な(ゆうがい)ものがある。とりわけ妊娠(にんしん)中(なか)の人(じん)に。

Some of the ingredients in this beverage are harmful, especially if you are pregnant.
子宮内(しきゅうない)の羊水(ようすい)は、海水(かいすい)とほぼ同じ(おなじ)成分(せいぶん)だそうです。

They say amniotic fluid has roughly the same composition as sea water.

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Kanji found in this word

成 JLPT 3

turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

On: セイ, ジョウ

Kun: な.る, な.す, -な.す

6 strokes

分 JLPT 5

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

On: ブン, フン, ブ

Kun: わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ

4 strokes

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