Meaning

Primary

Synthetic Fiber

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Fibers you join together to make more, stronger fibers, they turn into synthetic fibers.

Note that this is an abbreviation of the specialist term 合成繊維, and it mostly comes up in industrial contexts.

Reading

ごうせん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

原油安やナフサ安を受けて、合繊の価格も下落しています。

We receive cheap crude oil and cheap naphtha and the price of synthetic fibers is also falling.

Kanji Composition