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石灰

石灰

Chinese

rock; stone; 10 pecks gray; ash
simp. and trad.
(石灰)

Noun

石灰

  1. (Advanced Mandarin) lime (mineral)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せき > せっ
Grade: 1
かい
Grade: 6
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 石灰 (dzyek xwoj, literally stone + ash).

Pronunciation

Noun

石灰 (hiragana せっかい, romaji sekkai)

  1. (chemistry) lime

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いし
Grade: 1
はい > ばい
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Compound of (ishi, stone) + (hai, ash). The hai changes to bai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

石灰 (hiragana いしばい, romaji ishibai)

  1. (chemistry) lime

Derived terms

References

  1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3