舎密

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舎	密
せい Grade: 5	み Grade: 6
irregular

Alternative spelling
舍密 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Dutch chemie. The kanji are ateji (当て字), where 舎 would normally be read as しゃ (sha), and 密 as みつ (mitsu); the first reading is altered and the second reading is noticeably clipped.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せ​ーみ [séꜜèmì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːmʲi]

Noun

舎(せい)密(み) • (seimi) 

1. (obsolete) chemistry

Synonyms

• (modern) 化(か)学(がく) (kagaku)