Japanese

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Alternative spelling
瓦斯

Etymology

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From English gas. The kanji spelling is ateji.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ガス (gasu

  1. natural gas
  2. gas
  3. a dense thick fog

Descendants

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  • Min Nan: gá-suh

References

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  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN