石綿

Chinese

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

Noun

石綿

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Misspelling of 石棉 (shímián).

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Japanese

Etymology 1

石綿 (ishiwata, sekimen): a mineral sample showing naturally occurring asbestos fibers.

Kanji in this term
石	綿
いし Grade: 1	わた Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Compound of .

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”).

Noun

石(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

Derived terms

• 石綿瓦(いしわたがわら) (ishiwatagawara): an asbestos roof tile, asbestos roofing

Synonyms

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
石	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 .

Noun

石(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

Derived terms

• 石綿糸(せきめんし) (sekimenshi): asbestos thread
• 石綿(せきめん)スレート (sekimen surēto): asbestos slate
• 石綿(せきめん)フェルト (sekimen feruto): asbestos felt

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)