硫黄
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 硫黄 – see 硫黃 (“sulfur; sulphur; S”). (This term is the simplified form of 硫黃). |
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Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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硫 | 黄 |
い Grade: S |
おう Grade: 2 |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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硫黃 (kyūjitai) |
/juawa/ → /juwau/ → /iwau/ → /iwɔː/ → /iwoː/ → /ioː/
Originally a compound of 湯 (yu, “warm or hot water”) + 泡 (awa, “bubble”), from the way that volcanic hot springs would often be accompanied by bubbles of sulfur gas.[1][2]
The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 硫黃/硫黄 (liúhuáng).
An alternative theory is that the character 硫 (“sulfur”) developed an on'yomi of yu instead of the usual goon of ru or kan'on of ryū, such that the reading is on'yomi.[1] However, given that this particular sound shift is not found in other kanji readings, this derivation seems unlikely.
This is the most common reading for this term in modern Japanese.
Pronunciation
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Noun
- sulfur (element)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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硫 | 黄 |
ゆ Grade: S |
おう Grade: 2 |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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硫黃 (kyūjitai) |
/juawa/ → /juwau/ → /juwɔː/ → /juwoː/ → /juoː/
Other than the difference in phonetic shifts, the derivation is the same as for iō above.
This reading is rare, and possibly archaic.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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