びはくざい
noun
skin-whitening agent; whitening product
1. skin-whitening agent; whitening product
A cosmetic or medicinal substance intended to lighten the skin or reduce dark spots and pigmentation.
美白剤(びはくざい)(はだ)()る。
Apply whitening agent to the skin.
この化粧品(けしょうひん)には美白剤(びはくざい)(ふく)まれている。
This cosmetic contains a whitening agent.
美白剤(びはくざい)は、シミやそばかすを目立(めだ)たなくする目的(もくてき)使(つか)われる。
Whitening agents are used to make spots and freckles less noticeable.

Compound of 美白(びはく) (skin whitening, lit. "beautiful white") and the suffix (ざい) (agent, preparation).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 美白剤(びはくざい)()りの化粧品(けしょうひん): cosmetics containing a whitening agent
  • 美白(びはく)効果(こうか): whitening effect

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 美白(びはく)化粧品(けしょうひん): whitening cosmetics — the finished products
  • 薬用(やくよう)美白(びはく): medicated whitening — regulated products with active ingredients