硝子

Chinese

		saltpetre; to tan (leather)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (硝子)		硝	子
simp. ^#(硝子)		硝	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāozǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄗˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāozǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siaozǐh
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-tzŭ³
  - Yale: syāu-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiautzyy
  - Palladius: сяоцзы (sjaoczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

硝子

(literary, obsolete) artificial crystal

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
硝	子
がらす
Grade: S	Grade: 1
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 硝子 – see the following entry.

【ガラス】

[noun] glass (substance)

(This term, 硝子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
硝	子
しょう Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Appears to be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 硝 (shō, “saltpeter; niter”) +‎ 子 (shi, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーし [shóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕi]

Noun

硝(しょう)子(し) • (shōshi) ^{←せうし (seusi)^?}

(archaic, possibly obsolete) glass (substance)

Synonyms

玻(は)璃(り) (hari): crystal, glass

Derived terms

硝(しょう)子(し)体(たい) (shōshitai, “vitreous body”)

References

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

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
硝	子
しょう Grade: S	こ Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːko̞]

Proper noun

硝(しょう)子(こ) • (Shōko)

a female given name