Meaning

Primary

Preservative

Alternative

Antiseptic

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A prevent rot dose is a dose of something you put on your cut or wound that prevents it from rotting (or you put it on something else to prevent it from rotting). This is an antiseptic or preservative.

Reading

ぼうふざい
  • 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

古い防腐剤はどこに捨てればいいですか。

Where should I throw away old antiseptics?

Kanji Composition