See also: 石碱 and 石鹸

Chinese

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rock; stone; 10 pecks alkali; soda; base (chem.)
trad. (石鹼)
simp. (石碱)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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石鹼

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) herb alkali
Descendants
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Sino-Xenic (石鹼):
  • Japanese: 石鹸(せっけん) (sekken, soap) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 石鹸(せっけん) (sekken).

Noun

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石鹼

  1. (Taiwanese Hakka) soap
Synonyms
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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せき > せっ
Grade: 1
けん
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 石鹼 – see the following entry.
石鹸せっけん
[noun] soap
Alternative spelling
石けん
(This term, 石鹼, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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石鹼 (seokgam) (hangeul 석감)

  1. Hanja form? of 석감 (soap).