石綿

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See also: 石绵

Chinese

rock; stone; 10 pecks
cotton; incessant; soft
cotton; incessant; soft; downy
 
trad. (石綿) 綿
simp. (石绵)

Pronunciation


Noun

(deprecated template usage) 石綿

  1. (chiefly Taiwan) (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 石棉 (shímián, “abestos”).

Japanese

Etymology 1

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石綿 (ishiwata, sekimen): a mineral sample showing naturally occurring asbestos fibers.
Kanji in this term
綿
いし
Grade: 1
わた
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Compound of (ishi, stone) +‎ 綿 (wata, cotton, batting).[1]

The first appearance of this term is unknown. The material was known in Japan at least as early as 1764, when Rangaku scholar Hiraga Gennai had asbestos cloth created based on Chinese techniques. However, he called this cloth 火浣布 (kakanpu, literally fire + wash + cloth).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

(いし)綿(わた) (ishiwata

  1. asbestos
Usage notes

When used as a standalone noun, the ishiwata reading appears to be more common.

When used in compounds, the sekimen reading appears to be more common.

Derived terms

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
綿
せき
Grade: 1
めん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

May be a borrowing from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese compound 石綿石绵 (dzyek miɛn, literally stone + wool, cotton). Compare modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Cantonese 石棉 (sek6 min4).

Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese-derived elements as a compound of (seki, stone) +‎ 綿 (men, cotton, batting).

Pronunciation

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Noun

(せき)綿(めん) (sekimen

  1. asbestos
Usage notes

When used as a standalone noun, the ishiwata reading appears to be more common.

When used in compounds, the sekimen reading appears to be more common.

Derived terms

Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN