火薬

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
やく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
火藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 火藥 (MC xwaX yak).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(やく) (kayakuくわやく (kwayaku)?

  1. gunpowder

References

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