シャボン
Japanese
Etymology
From Portuguese sabão[1], or Spanish jabón.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
シャボン (romaji shabon)
Derived terms
- シャボン玉 (しゃぼんだま, shabondama): a soap bubble
- シャボンの木 (しゃぼんのき, shabon no ki): alternate name for 石鹸木 (せっけんぼく, sekkenboku): the soap tree, Styrax japonica
- シャボン豆 (しゃぼんまめ, shabon mame): alternate name for 白小豆 (しろあずき, shiro azuki): white adzuki beans, Vigna angularis
References
- ^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- ^ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- ^ 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
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