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Chinese
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saltpetre; to tan (leather)
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child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; ( noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
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硝
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子
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硝
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子
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Pronunciation
Noun
硝子
- (literary, obsolete) artificial crystal
Japanese
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 硝子 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 硝子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
Appears to be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 硝 (shō, “saltpeter; niter”) + 子 (shi, diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
硝子 • (shōshi) ←せうし (seusi)?
- (archaic, possibly obsolete) glass (substance)
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Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Proper noun
硝子 • (Shōko)
- a female given name