Chinese edit

obstruct; stop up plain; element
trad. (窒素)
simp. #(窒素)

Etymology edit

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese (ちっ)() (chisso).

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

窒素

  1. (rare, chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien) nitrogen

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ちつ > ちっ
Grade: S

Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of (chitsu, obstruction) +‎ (so, element), calque of Dutch stikstof (literally choke stuff). Compare also German Stickstoff, Luxembourgish Stéckstoff, Danish kvælstof. Coined by Japanese scientist Udagawa Yōan in 1834 in his book 遠西医方名物考補遺 (“窒素”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ちっ)() (chisso

  1. nitrogen

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Korean: 질소 (jilso)
  • Min Nan: 窒素 (chek-sò͘, chit-sò͘)

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

窒素 (jilso) (hangeul 질소)

  1. Hanja form? of 질소 (nitrogen).