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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

せっけん

N5
sekken
  1. soap
noun

Chinese meanings

肥皂

Chinese usage

这里是洗手用的肥皂,汉字可写作石鹸或石けん。不要与同音的節倹(节俭)混淆。

Examples

  • せっけんだらけの手てで私わたしにさわらないで。
    Don't touch me with your soapy hands.
    别用满是肥皂的手碰我。
  • せっけんで手を洗いました。
    I washed my hands with soap.
    我用肥皂洗了手。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('b48d0c99d4'); // せっけん
{
  "id": "b48d0c99d4",
  "word": "せっけん",
  "reading": "せっけん",
  "romaji": "sekken",
  "meanings": [
    "soap"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1382590,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "せっけんだらけの手で私にさわらないで。",
      "furigana": "せっけんだらけの{手|て}で{私|わたし}にさわらないで。",
      "en": "Don't touch me with your soapy hands.",
      "tatoeba_id": 214032
    },
    {
      "ja": "せっけんで手を洗いました。",
      "en": "I washed my hands with soap.",
      "tatoeba_id": 10899704
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "45ced342c3569f971de260af9c8c624d124b2de9b1938b84a0a3bd911e7d43e4",
    "meanings": [
      "肥皂"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "せっけんだらけの手で私にさわらないで。",
        "zh": "别用满是肥皂的手碰我。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "せっけんで手を洗いました。",
        "zh": "我用肥皂洗了手。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/b48d0c99d4",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "explanation": "这里是洗手用的肥皂,汉字可写作石鹸或石けん。不要与同音的節倹(节俭)混淆。",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "4d4cf98c5ef26a097dd8f9a99c3c283bbfa50114bb078486026e6177e1d6baed"
  }
}