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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

塩基

Reading

Kana: えんき
Romaji: enki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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base

(Chemistry term)

Kanji

Readings: エン、 しお
Meaning: salt
Readings: キ、 もと、 もとい
Meanings: fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation

Example Sentence

リトマス()溶液(ようえき)液性(えきせい)酸性(さんせい)中性(ちゅうせい)塩基性(えんきせい))を調(しら)べるときは、リトマス()をすべて溶液(ようえき)(ひた)すのではなく、(かみ)先端(せんたん)部分(ぶぶん)だけを(ひた)します。
➥When investigating the pH (acidic, neutral, alkaline) of a liquid, don't soak the litmus paper completely in the liquid but just put the end of the paper in it.
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