Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
 X線 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Calque of English X-ray, from German X-Strahl, equivalent to X (ekkusu) +‎ (-sen, ray).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) スせん [èkkúsú séń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [e̞k̚kɯ̟̊sɨ sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

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X(エックス)(せん) (ekkusu-sen

  1. X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation)
    Synonyms: レントゲン線 (Rentogen-sen), レントゲン (Rentogen)
  2. X-ray (photograph made with X-rays)
    Synonyms: レントゲン線 (Rentogen-sen), レントゲン (Rentogen)