石鹸
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 石 | 鹸 |
| せき > せっ Grade: 1 |
けん Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 石鹼 (kyūjitai) 石けん |
Appears to be from Middle Chinese 石鹼 (MC dzyek keamX, literally “stone + lye; soap”).
Pronunciation
Noun
石鹸 • (sekken)
Descendants
- → Atayal: sekeng
- → Bunun: siking
- → Hakka: 石鹼／石碱 (sa̍k-kién)
- → Korean: 석감 (石鹼, seokgam)
- → Kanakanabu: siking
- → Rukai: sikingi
- → Taroko: sekeng
- → Tsou: sekkeng
- → Yami: siken
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 石 | 鹸 |
| さぼん | |
| Grade: 1 | Hyōgai |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 石鹼 (kyūjitai) |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 石鹸 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 石鹸, is an alternative spelling (historical) of the above term.) |
Usage notes
This kanji spelling for this reading is historical. This reading is spelled in katakana as サボン in modern usage.
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN