鹸
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See also: 鹼
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Translingual
| Traditional | 鹼 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai (extended) |
鹸 |
| Simplified | 碱 |
Han character
鹸 (Kangxi radical 197, 鹵+8, 19 strokes, cangjie input 難卜田人一 (XYWOM) or 卜田人一人 (YWOMO), composition ⿰鹵㑒)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1507, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4610, character 13
- Unihan data for U+9E78
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 鹸 – see 鹼 (“sodium carbonate; alkali; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 鹼). |
Japanese
| 鹸 | |
| 鹼 |
Kanji
鹸
(Hyōgai kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 鹼)
Readings
From Middle Chinese 鹼 (MC keamX); compare Mandarin 鹼／碱 (jiǎn):
- Go-on: けん (ken)←けん (ken, historical)←けむ (kemu, ancient)
- Kan-on: かん (kan)←かん (kan, historical)←かむ (kamu, ancient)
From Middle Chinese 鹼 (MC tshjem):
- Go-on: せん (sen)←せん (sen, historical)←せむ (semu, ancient)
- Kan-on: せん (sen)←せん (sen, historical)←せむ (semu, ancient)
- Kan’yō-on: けん (ken)
From native Japanese roots: