硝子
Chinese
| saltpeter; to tan (leather) | child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight | ||
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| simp. and trad. (硝子) |
硝 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 硝 | 子 |
| がら Grade: S |
す Grade: 1 |
| jukujikun | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 硝子 – see the following entry at ガラス. |
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| (This term, 硝子, is a kanji spelling of ガラス.) |
Usage notes
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓). The kanji form is usually read as ガラス (garasu), but is sometimes read as しょうし (shōshi). The katakana form ガラス is more common.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 硝 | 子 |
| しょう Grade: S |
し Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
Appears to be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 硝 (shō, “saltpeter; niter”) + 子 (shi, diminutive suffix).
Noun
硝子 (hiragana しょうし, rōmaji shōshi, historical hiragana せうし)
- (archaic, possibly obsolete) glass (substance)
Derived terms
- 硝子体 (shōshitai, “vitreous body”)
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