液体
えきたい · ekitai · JLPT N2 · noun
liquid
💧 液体 = fluid + body: a body of matter that flows
液 (eki) carries the water radical 氵 and means fluid or juice. 体 (tai) means body or substance. Together they make a substance in fluid form. The same pattern gives 固体 (kotai, solid) and 気体 (kitai, gas).