正子

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (正子)		正	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jèng-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqtzyy
  - Palladius: чжэнцзы (čžɛnczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ zi²
  - Yale: jing jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

正子

(particle physics) positron
Synonyms: 正電子 / 正电子 (zhèngdiànzǐ), 陽電子 / 阳电子 (yángdiànzǐ), 反電子 / 反电子 (fǎndiànzǐ)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	子
しょう Grade: 1	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーし [shóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕi]

Noun

正(しょう)子(し) • (shōshi) ^{←しやうし (syausi)^?}

(rare) midnight

Usage notes

In most cases 午(ご)前(ぜん)０(れい)時(じ) (gozen reiji) is used instead.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	子
まさ Grade: 1	こ Grade: 1

Proper noun

正(まさ)子(こ) • (Masako)

a female given name