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成分
Meaning in Englishingredient, component, composition
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What it means
成分 means the ingredients or components that form a whole; it refers to the constituent substances that compose a product, substance, or mixture.
Main meanings
- Ingredient or component of a product, such as foods, cosmetics, or medicines
- Constituent substance in chemistry or materials, describing the makeup of a compound or material
- Part of a whole in a broader sense, including nutritional or chemical composition
How to use it
Used in formal and everyday language to refer to what something is made of; common in labeling and documentation such as 食品の成分, 成分表示, 医薬品の成分, 化粧品の成分; typical constructions include 食品の成分, この製品の成分, 成分として.
Variants and close terms
- 構成要素 (kōsei yōso) — constituent element
- 要素 (ようそ, youso) — element; component
- 成分表 (せいぶんひょう, seibunhyō) — ingredient list
Composition
- 成: to become, to reach a state
- 分: part, portion, division
- Combined they express the idea of the parts that make up a whole
Etymology
成 sei and 分 bun, on'yomi forming a compound; the combination expresses the idea of a thing's make-up or components.
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Noun (名詞)
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分母
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denominator
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separation, detachment, segregation
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分裂
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split, division, break up
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申し分
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objection, shortcomings
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幾分
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somewhat
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区分
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division, section, classification
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作成
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creation, preparation, to make
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水分
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moisture
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成立
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formation, establishment, completion
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