鹸化

See also: 鹼化 and 碱化

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けん
Hyōgai

Grade: 3
goon kan'on
Alternative spellings
鹼化 (kyūjitai)
けん化
ケン化

Etymology

From 石鹸 (sekken, soap). Abbreviated to (ken), and suffixed with (ka, -ification).

Pronunciation

Noun

(けん)() • (kenkaけんくわ (kenkwa)?

  1. saponification

Derived terms

Verb

(けん)()する • (kenka suruけんくわ (kenkwa)?transitive or intransitive suru (stem (けん)() (kenka shi), past (けん)()した (kenka shita))

  1. to saponify

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN