臭素

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臭	素
しゅう Grade: S	そ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
臭素 (kyūjitai)

Chemical element
Br
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Etymology

臭 (shū, “bad smell”) + 素 (so, “chemical element”), from Chinese 溴, from English bromine, from French brome, from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅ​うそ [shúꜜùsò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝːso̞]

Noun

臭(しゅう)素(そ) • (shūso) 

1. bromine, Br

Derived terms

• 臭(しゅう)素(そ)紙(し) (shūsoshi): bromide paper

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.