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Japanese
Etymology 1
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石鹼 (kyūjitai)
石けん
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Appears to be from Middle Chinese 石鹼 (MC dzyek keamX, literally “stone + lye; soap”).
Pronunciation
Noun
石鹸 • (sekken)
- soap
Descendants
Etymology 2
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| 石鹼 (kyūjitai)
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| For pronunciation and definitions of 石鹸 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 石鹸, is an alternative spelling (historical) of the above term.)
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Usage notes
This kanji spelling for this reading is historical. This reading is spelled in katakana as サボン in modern usage.
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
