炭水化物

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Chinese

charcoal water; river
 
to make into; to change into; ‑ization
to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
 thing; object; matter
trad. (炭水化物) 炭 水 化 物
simp. #(炭水化物) 炭 水 化 物

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 炭水化物(たんすいかぶつ) (tansuikabutsu).

Pronunciation

Noun

炭水化物

  1. (dated, Taiwanese Hokkien) carbohydrates
    Synonym: 碳水化合物 (tànshuǐ huàhéwù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
炭 水 化 物
たん
Grade: 3 		すい
Grade: 1 		か
Grade: 3 		ぶつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 炭水 (tansui, “carbon and hydrogen”) +‎ 化物 (kabutsu, “-ide, -ate”) or 炭水化 (tansuika) +‎ 物 (butsu, “thing”).

Pronunciation

Noun

炭(たん)水(すい)化(か)物(ぶつ) • (tansuikabutsu) ←たんすいくわぶつ (tansuikwabutu)?

  1. carbohydrates

References

  1. ^ “炭水化物”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ “炭水化物”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
炭水化物

Noun

炭水化物 • (tansuhwamul) (hangeul 탄수화물)

  1. Hanja form? of 탄수화물 (“carbohydrates”).
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