See also: 飞沫

Chinese

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to fly foam; suds
trad. (飛沫)
simp. (飞沫)

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Noun

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飛沫

  1. spray; splash
  2. respiratory droplet; flying particles of saliva
    飛沫傳染飞沫传染  ―  fēimò chuánrǎn  ―  droplet infection
    飛沫傳播飞沫传播  ―  fēimò chuánbō  ―  droplet transmission

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
irregular

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 繁吹く (shibuku, to splash, to spray).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 飛沫飞沫 (fēimò).

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Noun

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飛沫(しぶき) (shibuki

  1. a splash, spray
    Synonym: 余沫 (yomatsu)
  2. a rainshower, often windy
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Proper noun

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飛沫(しぶき) (Shibuki

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
まつ
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 飛沫 (MC pj+j mat).

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Noun

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()(まつ) (himatsu

  1. a splash, spray
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN