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珪土

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgai
(ateji)

Grade: 1
kan'on kan'yōon

Etymology

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Partial calque of Dutch keiaarde (literally cobble, cobblestone + earth) as a compound of (kei, silicon) +‎ (do, earth, soil). Coined by Japanese scientist Udagawa Yōan in 1837 in his book 舎密開宗 (Seimi Kaisō, Introduction to Chemistry).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けい)() (keido

  1. (obsolete) silica, silicon dioxide
    Synonym: シリカ (shirika)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN