希ガス

Japanese

Kanji in this term
希
き Grade: 4
kan’on

Alternative spellings
稀ガス 貴ガス

Etymology

From 希 (ki, “rare”) +‎ ガス (gasu, “gas”). Compare Chinese 稀有氣體／稀有气体 (xīyǒu qìtǐ), Vietnamese khí hiếm (literally “rare gas”).

希 is a daiyōji replacing 稀.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きガ​ス [kìgáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɡa̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

希(き)ガス • (ki-gasu) 

1. (inorganic chemistry) a noble gas

Phrase

希(き)ガス • (ki-gasu) 

1. (Internet slang) Clipping of 気がする (ki ga suru).