サボン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from French savon (“soap”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) サボン [sàbóń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
IPA^(key): [sa̠bõ̞ɴ]

Noun

サボン (rōmaji sabon)

(uncommon) alternative form of シャボン (shabon): soap
Synonym: 石鹸 (sekken)

Usage notes

Found historically with the kanji spelling 石鹸. The form シャボン (shabon) is more common.

References

1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN, text here
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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