陽子

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
陽	子
よう Grade: 3	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

陽 (yō, “yang; positivity”) +‎ 子 (-shi, “particle”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よ​ーし [yóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɕi]

Noun

陽(よう)子(し) • (yōshi) ^{←やうし (yausi)?}

1. (physics) a proton

See also

• 電(でん)子(し) (denshi, “electron”)
• 中(ちゅう)性(せい)子(し) (chūseishi, “neutron”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
陽	子
よう Grade: 3	こ Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

陽(よう)子(こ) or 陽子(はるこ) • (Yōko or Haruko) 

1. a female given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
陽	子

Noun

陽子 • (yangja) (hangeul 양자)

1. Hanja form^? of 양자 (“proton”).