Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ガラス [gàrású] (Heiban - [0])^[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ɾ̠a̠sɯᵝ]

Noun

硝子 ‎(katakana ガラス, romaji garasu)

1. ガラス: glass (the material)

Usage notes

The kanji form is usually read as ガラス, but is sometimes read as しょうし. The katakana form ガラス is more common.

Synonyms

• 玻璃 (はり) ‎(hari): crystal, glass

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

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) しょ​うし [shóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕi]

Noun

硝子 ‎(hiragana しょうし, romaji shōshi, historical hiragana せうし)

1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) glass (the material)

Synonyms

• 玻璃 (はり) ‎(hari): crystal, glass

Derived terms

• 硝子体 (しょうしたい) ‎(shōshitai): vitreous body

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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