液状(えきじょう)

えきじょう
noun, no-adjective
liquid state; liquefied
science
1. liquid state; in liquid form
The state of being liquid, or describing something that is in liquid form. Used in scientific, industrial, and everyday contexts.
液状(えきじょう)の洗剤(せんざい)を使(つか)う。
To use liquid detergent.
地震(じしん)で地盤(じばん)が液状(えきじょう)化(か)した。
The ground liquefied due to the earthquake.
バターが溶(と)けて液状(えきじょう)になるまで加熱(かねつ)する。
Heat the butter until it melts and becomes liquid.

液(えき) (liquid) + 状(じょう) (state, form). Used as a noun and, with の, as a modifier.

Common collocations

  • 液状(えきじょう)の洗剤(せんざい): liquid detergent
  • 液状(えきじょう)のり: liquid glue
  • 液状化(えきじょうか): liquefaction
  • 液状化(えきじょうか)現象(げんしょう): soil liquefaction (in an earthquake)

Cultural note

液状化(えきじょうか) is an everyday word in Japan because of earthquakes: saturated ground shaken hard enough behaves like a liquid, and houses tilt or sink. It was widespread in the 2011 東日本大震災(ひがしにほんだいしんさい) and the 2024 能登半島地震(のとはんとうじしん).

Related words

Related Words

Compare: 粉状(ふんじょう) (powdered form)
Related: 粒状(りゅうじょう) (granular)
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Added 2026.3.24 22:57 · Revised 2026.9.30 18:13
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