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49 紫外線
Ultraviolet Rays

Meaning

Primary

Ultraviolet Rays

Word Type

noun

Reading

しがいせん

Notes

Groups

None

Remarks

  • Ultraviolet Rays 紫外線 are: 1) purple 紫 (violet is a bluish-purple color) 2) outside 外 of the normal spectrum (ultra has a similar implication) 3) lines 線 (rays are lines)

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