石綿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	綿

Etymology

Compound of 石 (ishi, “stone”) +‎ 綿 (wata, “cotton, batting”). Kun'yomi.

Alternately, compound of 石 (seki, “stone”) +‎ 綿 (men, “cotton, batting”). On'yomi.

Noun

石綿 (hiragana いしわた, romaji ishiwata)
石綿 (hiragana せきめん, romaji sekimen)

1. asbestos

Usage notes

The kun'yomi of ishiwata appears to be used more commonly.

Synonyms

• アスベスト (asubesuto)
• 石絨 (せきじゅう, sekijū)
• 温石棉 (おんじゃくめん, onjakumen)

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Mandarin

simpl.		石绵
trad.		石綿

Noun

石綿 (traditional, Pinyin shímián, simplified 石绵)

1. asbestos