コバルト

Japanese

Chemical element
Co
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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kobalt. Already used by Udagawa Yōan in Seimi Kaisō (1837).[1] Later influenced by German Kobalt,[2] English cobalt.[2][3][4][5]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) コバルト [kòbárútó] (Heiban – [0])[3][5]
(Tokyo) コバルト [kòbáꜜrùtò] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ko̞ba̠ɾɯ̟ᵝto̞]

Noun

コバルト • (kobaruto)

cobalt, Co
cobalt blue

Derived terms

コバルトグリーン (kobaruto gurīn): cobalt green
コバルトブルー (kobaruto burū): cobalt blue
コバルト爆(ばく)弾(だん) (kobaruto bakudan): cobalt bomb
コバルト照(しょう)射(しゃ)療(りょう)法(ほう) (kobaruto shōsha ryōhō): cobalt radiation therapy

References

Udagawa Yōan, Seimi Kaisō, vol. 1, 1837, p. 10:
今以(イ)呂(ロ)波(ハ)ノ韻ヲ歩𬼀左ニ列舉シ以テ初學ノ記誦ニ便ス。漢名譯名、蘭名ハ其下ニ嵌註シ別名ハ篇中條下に讓テ録セズ
[…]〔己〕箇(コ)拔(バ)爾(ル)丢(テュ)母(ム) コバルト 格(コ)綸(リュム)彪(ビウ)母(ム)
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[1] Udagawa Yōan, Seimi Kaisō, vol. 1, 1837, p. 10:
今以(イ)呂(ロ)波(ハ)ノ韻ヲ歩𬼀左ニ列舉シ以テ初學ノ記誦ニ便ス。漢名譯名、蘭名ハ其下ニ嵌註シ別名ハ篇中條下に讓テ録セズ
[…]〔己〕箇(コ)拔(バ)爾(ル)丢(テュ)母(ム) コバルト 格(コ)綸(リュム)彪(ビウ)母(ム)

[KDJ-2] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-4] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[SMK5-5] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN