Japanese

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Kanji in this term

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kan’on
Alternative spelling
弗素 (dated)
Chemical element
F
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Etymology

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Compound of (futsu, used phonetically) +‎ (so, chemical element). First used by Morisaburō Ichikawa in Rika Nikki (1872).[1] (futsu) was chosen for the initial fu, used by Udagawa Yōan in Seimi Kaisō (1837-1847) as 弗律阿里涅(フリュオリネ)[2] from New Latin fluorine (not used today), and by Heijirō Takehara in Kagaku Nyūmon (1867-1870) as 弗律阿𠌃母(フリュオリウム) from New Latin fluorium. Other sources say it is from English fluorine[3][4] but the Dutch translations predate English ones.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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フッ() (fusso

  1. fluorine, F
  2. fluorine gas
  3. (dentistry, ellipsis) fluoride to prevent cavities such as sodium fluoride.

Usage notes

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Commonly written with katakana instead of kanji for the portion, due to the rarity of the character.

References

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  1. ^ Fumiko Kōji, Shōzō Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Hirata, 日本各地の明治中期の理科授業筆記の発見と当時の元素教育
  2. ^ Shizuo Fujiwara, Yūko Okamoto, 舎密開宗における現代化学用語
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN