正子

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (正子)		正	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: jèng-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqtzyy
    • Palladius: чжэнцзы (čžɛnczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ zi²
    • Yale: jing jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

正子

1. (physics) positron

   Synonyms: 正電子／正电子 (zhèngdiànzǐ), 陽電子／阳电子 (yángdiànzǐ), 反電子／反电子 (fǎndiànzǐ)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	子
しょう Grade: 1	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょ​ーし [shóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕi]

Noun

正(しょう)子(し) • (shōshi) ^{←しやうし (syausi)?}

1. (rare) midnight

Usage notes

In most cases 午(ご)前(ぜん)０(れい)時(じ) (gozen reiji) is used instead.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	子
まさ Grade: 1	こ Grade: 1

Proper noun

正(まさ)子(こ) • (Masako) 

1. a female given name