硝子

Chinese

		saltpeter; to tan (leather)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (硝子)		硝	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāozǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄗˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāozǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiautzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

硝子

(literary, obsolete) artificial crystal

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
硝	子
がら Grade: S	す Grade: 1
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 硝子 – see the following entry at ガラス.
ガラス【硝子】 [noun]glass (substance)
(This term, 硝子, is a kanji spelling of ガラス.)

Usage notes

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓). The kanji form is usually read as ガラス (garasu), but is sometimes read as しょうし (shōshi). The katakana form ガラス is more common.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
硝	子
しょう Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

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) しょーし [shóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕi]

Noun

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

(archaic, possibly obsolete) glass (substance)

Derived terms

硝 (しょう)子 (し)体 (たい) (shōshitai, “vitreous body”)

Synonyms

玻 (は)璃 (り) (hari): crystal, glass

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN