Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1
さん
Grade: 5
kan’on
Alternative spelling
靑酸カリ (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Blend of 青酸 (seisan, prussic acid) +‎ カリウム (kariumu, potassium)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(せい)(さん)カリ (seisan kari

  1. Synonym of シアン化カリウム (shian-ka kariumu, potassium cyanide)

Descendants edit

  • Korean: 청산가리 (cheongsan'gari, potassium cyanide)

References edit

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN