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Japanese word 消毒: disinfection / sterilization. Meanings and example sentences.

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消毒 (しょうどく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

消毒 (しょうどく) means disinfection / sterilization.

See example sentences below.

消毒 at a glance

消毒
しょうどくshoudoku
N2noun
disinfection / sterilization
消毒しょうどくshoudokuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 消毒

Core meaning

disinfection / sterilization

Basic example sentences

Example 1

手を消毒してから食べてください。

Translation

Please disinfect your hands before eating.

Example 2

病院では消毒がとても大切です。

Translation

Disinfection is very important in hospitals.

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