有機化合物

• 読み: ゆうきかごうぶつ
• ローマ字: yuukikagoubutsu
• 漢字の分解: 有 (yuu) — have, exist; 機 (ki) — mechanism, organic; 化 (ka) — change; 合 (gou) — combine; 物 (butsu) — thing, substance
• 発音: /jɯː.ki.ka.ɡoː.bɯ.tsɯ/

意味

Organic compound. A chemical compound containing carbon, typically found in living organisms.

A noun used in chemistry and science to describe carbon-based chemical compounds. Composed of 有機 (yuuki, organic) + 化合物 (kagoubutsu, compound). Distinguished from 無機化合物 (muki kagoubutsu, inorganic compound). This is a technical but important N2-level word that appears in science education, environmental discussions, and health topics. Related terms include 有機農業 (yuuki nougyou, organic farming) and 有機溶剤 (yuuki youzai, organic solvent).

例文

1. 有機化合物は炭素を含む化合物の総称だ。
2. 授業で有機化合物と無機化合物の違いを学んだ。
3. 生物の体は多くの有機化合物でできている。

使い方ガイド

場面: chemistry, science education, environment

トーン: academic

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 有機 (yuuki; 有 yuu, have + 機 ki, mechanism/organic) + 化合物 (kagoubutsu; 化 ka, change + 合 gou, combine + 物 butsu, thing). Literally 'substance that combines organically' — originally named because these compounds were thought to come only from living organisms.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Students

社会的背景: Educated