Have you ever wondered about the names of the elements in Japanese? In this article, you will see all the elements of the periodic table in Japanese called genso shuuki-hyou [元素周期表], that is, the periodic table of elements.

The Japanese periodic table contains all the atomic numbers of 118 elements, symbols, names in Japanese, and atomic masses. The colors show the different groups of elements.

Genso no Shuuki-hyou – Origin of the elements

The names of the elements in Japanese can be native, from China ( Sino-Japanese), or from Europe (gairaigo). It mainly uses katakana to transliterate the names of the elements from European languages such as German, Dutch, Latin, and English.

Although most of the elements written in Japanese are similar to Chinese, some were invented later to describe properties or characteristics of the element. They were introduced mainly around the 18th century in Japan.

Did you know that the periodic table has a chemical element named after Japan? Nihonium or Nipônio is the first element to be discovered by Japanese scientists. The element with atomic number 113 was discovered by Kosuke Morita and his team.

Elements of the Periodic Table in Japanese

List of the elements of the periodic table in Japanese

This table is a list of the elements in Portuguese and Japanese organized by atomic number. The Romaji column has the pronunciation in Japanese, while the last column has the word in Latin.

If you are on a mobile device, please swipe the table sideways with your finger to see the other columns (there are 6 columns). There are no bugs; the table is fully manageable with your finger to the corners.

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NumberSymbolPortugueseJapaneseRomajiLatin
1HHydrogen水素SuisoHydrogenium
2HeHeliumヘリウムHeriumuHelium
3LiLithiumリチウムRichiumuLithium
4BeBerylliumベリリウムBeririumuBeryllium
5BBoronホウ素HousoBorium
6CCarbon炭素TansoCarbonium
7NNitrogen窒素ChissoNitrogenium
8OOxygen酸素SansoOxygenium
9FFluorineフッ素FussoFluorum
10NeNeonネオンNeonNeon
11NaSodiumナトリウムNatoriumuNatrium
12MgMagnesiumマグネシウムMaguneshiumuMagnesium
13AlAluminumアルミニウムAruminiumuAlumen
14SiSiliconケイ素KeisoSilicium
15PPhosphorusリンRinPhosphorus
16SSulfur硫黄IouSulphur
17ClChlorine塩素EnsoClorum
18ArArgonアルゴンArugonArgon
19KPotassiumカリウムKariumuKalium
20CaCalciumカルシウムKarushiumuCalcium
21ScScandiumスカンジウムSukanjiumuScandium
22TiTitaniumチタンChitanTitanium
23VVanadiumバナジウムBanajiumuVanadium
24CrChromiumクロムKuromuChromium
25MnManganeseマンガンManganManganum
26FeIronTetsuFerrum
27CoCobaltコバルトKobarutoCobaltum
28NiNickelニッケルNikkeruNiccolum
29CuCopperDouCuprum
30ZnZinc亜鉛AenZincum
31GaGalliumガリウムGariumuGalium
32GeGermaniumゲルマニウムGerumaniumuGermanium
33AsArsenicヒ素HisoArsenicum
34SeSeleniumセレンSerenSelenium
35BrBromine臭素ShusoBromum
36KrKryptonクリプトンKuriputonKrypton
37RbRubidiumルビジウムRubijiumuRubidium
38SrStrontiumストロンチウムSutoronchiumuStrontium
39YYttriumイットリウムIttoriumuYttrium
40ZrZirconiumジルコニウムJirukoniumuZirconium
41NbNiobiumニオブNiobuNiobium
42MoMolybdenumモリブデンMoribudenMolybdenum
43TcTechnetiumテクネチウムTekunechiumuTechnetium
44RuRutheniumルテニウムRuteniumuRuthenium
45RhRhodiumロジウムRojiumuRhodium
46PdPalladiumパラジウムParajiumuPalladium
47AgSilverGinArgentum
48CdCadmiumカドミウムKadomiumuCadmium
49InIndiumインジウムInjiumuIndium
50SnTinスズSuzuStannum
51SbAntimonyアンチモンAnchimonStibium
52TeTelluriumテルルTeruruTellurium
53IIodineヨウ素You motoIodum
54XeXenonキセノンKisenonXenon
55CsCesiumセシウムSeshiumuCaesium
56BaBariumバリウムBariumuBarium
57LaLanthanumランタンRantanLanthanum
58CeCeriumセリウムSeriumuCerium
59PrPraseodymiumプラセオジムPuraseojimuPraseodymium
60NdNeodymiumネオジムNeojimuNeodymium
61PmPromethiumプロメチウムPuromechiumuPromethium
62SmSamariumサマリウムSamariumuSamarium
63EuEuropiumユウロピウムYuropiumuEuropium
64GdGadoliniumガドリニウムGadoriniumuGadolinium
65TbTerbiumテルビウムTerubiumuTerbium
66DyDysprosiumジスプロシウムJisupuroshiumuDysprosium
67HoHolmiumホルミウムHorumiumuHolmium
68ErErbiumエルビウムErubiumuErbium
69TmThuliumツリウムTsuriumuThulium
70YbYtterbiumイッテルビウムItterubiumuYtterbium
71LuLutetiumルテチウムRutechiumuLutetium
72HfHafniumハフニウムHafuniumuHafnium
73TaTantalumタンタルTantaruTantalum
74WTungstenタングステンTangusutenWolframium
75ReRheniumレニウムReniumuRhenium
76OsOsmiumオスミウムOsumiumuOsmium
77IrIridiumイリジウムIrijiumuIridium
78PtPlatinum白金ShiroganePlatinum
79AuGoldKinAurum
80HgMercury水銀SuiginHydrargyrum
81TlThalliumタリウムTariumuThallium
82PbLeadNamariPlumbum
83BiBismuthビスマスBisumasuBismuthum
84PoPoloniumポロニウムPoroniumuPolonium
85AtAstatineアスタチンAsutachinAstatum
86RnRadonラドンRadonRadon
87FrFranciumフランシウムFuranshiumuFrancium
88RaRadiumラジウムRajiumuRadium
89AcActiniumアクチニウムAkuchiniumuActinium
90ThThoriumトリウムToriumuThorium
91PaProtactiniumプロトアクチニウムPurotoakuchiniumuProtactinium
92UUraniumウランUranUranium
93NpNeptuniumネプツニウムNeputsuniumuNeptunium
94PuPlutoniumプルトニウムPurutoniumuPlutonium
95AmAmericiumアメリシウムAmerishiumuAmericium
96CmCuriumキュリウムKyuriumuCurium
97BkBerkeliumバークリウムBakuriumuBerkelium
98CfCaliforniumカリホルニウムKarihoruniumuCalifornium
99EsEinsteiniumアインスタイニウムAinsutainiumuEinsteinium
100FmFermiumフェルミウムFerumiumuFermium
101MdMendeleviumメンデレビウムMenderebiumuMendelevium
102NoNobeliumノーベリウムNouberiumuNobelium
103LrLawrenciumローレンシウムRourenshiumuLawrencium
104RfRutherfordiumラザホージウムRazahoujiumuRhuterfordium
105DbDubniumドブニウムDobuniumuDubnium
106SgSeaborgiumシーボーギウムShibougiumuSeaborgium
107BhBohriumボーリウムBouriumuBohrium
108HsHassiumハッシウムHasshiumuHassium
109MtMeitneriumマイトネリウムMaitoneriumuMeitnerium
110DsDarmstadtiumダームスタチウムDamusutachiumuDarmstadtium
111RgRoentgeniumレントゲニウムRentogeniumuRoentgenium
112CnCoperniciumコペルニシウムKoperunishiumuCopernicium
113NhNihoniumニホニウムNihoniumuNihonium
114FlFleroviumフレロビウムFurerobiumuFlerovium
115McMoscoviumモスコビウムMosukobiumuMoscovium
116LvLivermoriumリバモリウムRibamoriumuLivermorium
117TsTennessineテネシンTeneshinTennessine
118OgOganessonオガネソンOganesonOganesson
Kevin Henrique

Kevin Henrique

Asian culture expert with over 10 years of experience, focusing on Japan, Korea, anime, and gaming. A self-taught writer and traveler dedicated to teaching Japanese, sharing travel tips, and exploring deep, fascinating trivia.

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