塩基

Japanese

Kanji in this term
塩	基
えん Grade: 4	き Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
鹽基 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

塩 (en, “salt”) +‎ 基 (ki, “base”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) え​んき [éꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) えんき [èńkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

塩(えん)基(き) • (enki) 

1. (inorganic chemistry) a base

Derived terms

• 塩基性(えんきせい) (enkisei, “basicity”)

See also

• 酸(さん) (san)