希ガス

Japanese

Kanji in this term
希
き
Grade: 4
kan'on
Alternative spellings
稀ガス
貴ガス

Etymology

From 希 (ki, “rare”) +‎ ガス (gasu, “gas”). Compare Chinese 稀有氣體 / 稀有气体 (xīyǒu qìtǐ), Vietnamese khí hiếm (literally “rare gas”).

希 is a daiyōji replacing 稀.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きガス [kìgáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [kʲiɡa̠sɨ]

Noun

希(き)ガス • (ki-gasu) 

  1. (inorganic chemistry) a noble gas

Phrase

希(き)ガス • (ki-gasu) 

  1. (Internet slang) clipping of 気がする (ki ga suru)
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