サボン

サボン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from French savon (“soap”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) サボン [sàbóń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠bõ̞ɴ]

Noun

サボン (rōmaji sabon)

1. (uncommon) alternative form of シャボン (shabon): soap

   Synonym: 石鹸 (sekken)

Usage notes

Found historically with the kanji spelling 石鹸. The form シャボン (shabon) is more common.

References

1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN, text here
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN