リチウム

Japanese

Chemical element
Li
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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin lithium by by Japanese scientist Udagawa Yōan in 1837 in his book 舎密開宗 (Seimi Kaisō, Introduction to Chemistry).[1] Later influenced by German Lithium,[2][3] English lithium.[4][5][6]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ウム [rìchíꜜùmù] (Nakadaka – [2])[3][6]
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲit͡ɕiɯ̟mɯ̟]

Noun

リチウム • (richiumu

  1. lithium

Derived terms

  • リチウム(でん)() (richiumu denchi): lithium battery
  • リチウム(ばく)(だん) (richiumu bakudan): lithium bomb
  • リチウムイオン(でん)() (richiumu-ion denchi), リチウムイオンバッテリー (richiumu-ion batterī): lithium-ion battery
  • リチウムポリマー(でん)() (richiumu porimā denchi), リチウムポリマーバッテリ (richiumu porimā batteri): lithium polymer battery

References

  1. ^ Shizuo Fujiwara and Yūko Okamoto, 舎密開宗における現代化学用語 (Seimi Kaisō ni okeru Gendai Kagaku Yōgo)
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  6. 6.0 6.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN